Gerbera piloselloides

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb. It does not have a stem. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows from a thickened woody rootstock. It has several slender roots. There can be many leaves or only a few. They come from the roots and spread out. The leaf stalk is 10 cm long. The leaf blade is 4-20 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. It is broadly sword shaped. The root stem is 60 cm long with 2 kinds of female flower parts.

It is used in medicine as an anti-oxidant.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It is a plant that has adapted to tolerate fire. It grows in high altitude grasslands. It often flowers are fires.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, China, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Middle East, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, SE Asia, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Fotsivolondrenibe, Tsebe-ea-pela

Synonyms

Arnica hirsuta Forssk.; Arnica piloselloides L.; Perdicium piloselloides (L.) Hiern.; Piloselloides hirsuta (Forssk.) C. Jeffrey;