Shire vernonia
Baccharoides adoensis

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A shrub that has soft wood. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves are alternate and broadly oval. They have strongly wavy edges. The flowers are in several large flower heads on long stalks. They are white and mauve. The have several loose bracts around them.

There are several hundred Vernonia species. They occur throughout the tropics.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in open woodland and wooded grassland. It is often near streams.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cacalia adoensis Kuntze; Vernonia adoensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp. [Illegitimate]; and others Vernonia tenoreana Oliv.; ?