Hypochaeris brasiliensis

Hypochaeris brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Hypochaeris
Species: H. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Hypochaeris brasiliensis
(Less.) Benth. & Hook. ex Griseb.

Hypochaeris brasiliensis (sometimes spelled Hypochoeris) also known as Brazilian cat's ear is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is native to South America but it can be found in North America, South Africa[1] and Taiwan[2] where it is an introduced species and a widespread weed in the Southeast US. This is a perennial herb growing a taproot, a basal rosette of leaves, and one or more thin stems 20 to 60 centimeters tall. The leaves are 5 to 25 centimeters long, entire or lobed, and green in color. Atop the thin, naked stems are flower heads with small golden yellow ray florets, typically 1 cm in diameter. Synonyms are: Hypochaeris chillensis and Apargia chillensis.

Uses

Hypochaeris brasiliensis is used as medicinal plant in Brazil.[3] The leaves and roots are edible either raw or cooked.[4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ CH Stirton, MJ Wells (1986). "A catalogue of problem plants in Southern Africa". Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 53. pp. 1–658.
  2. ↑ Shih-Wen Chung, Ming-Jer Jung (2010). "Two Newly Naturalized Plants in Taiwan". Taiwania. 55(4). pp. 412–416.
  3. ↑ Pedro Eduardo A. da Silvad, Fernanda Leitão (2013). "Medicinal plants from open-air markets in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a potential source of new antimycobacterial agents". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 149. pp. 513–521.
  4. ↑ BÁRBARA S. DRAUSAL, EDUARDO H. RAPOPORT (2009). MALEZAS COMESTIBLES DEL CONO SUR Y OTRAS PARTES DEL PLANETA. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, Fundación Normatil. p. 92.
  5. ↑ Martínez-Crovetto, K. (1968). "La alimentación entre los indios guaraníes de Misiones (República Argentina)". Etnobiologica 4 (Fac. Agron. Vet., Univ. Nac. Nordeste). pp. 1–24.
  6. ↑ G. Kunkel (1984). Plants for human consumption: an annotated checklist of the edible phanerogams and ferns. ISBN 978-3874292160.

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