Sticky blumea
Blumea viscosa

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

An erect herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 25-50 cm tall. It has a smell of turpentine. The leaves are oval and 2-12 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. They have wedge shaped lobes. The flower heads are 7-9 mm across. The seed pods are small and dark red-brown.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet grassland savannah.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Benin, East Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, India, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ompempene, Umpempene

Synonyms

Blumea aurita (L. f.) DC.; Bumea bojeri Baker; Blumea glutinosa DC.; Blumea lyrata (Kunth) V. M. Badillo; Blumea pappii Gand.; Blumea senegalensis DC. Conyza aurita Heyne ex L.f.; Conyza chiapensis Brandegee; Conyza viscosa Mill.; and others