Toothache Plant
Spilanthes oleracea
Also known as Brazilian Cress, Para Cress
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- South America
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spilanthes oleracea
- Genus
- Spilanthes
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- South America
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Toothache Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Toothache Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Toothache Plant
Toothache Plant (Spilanthes oleracea) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a herb. It is native to South America. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Toothache Plant belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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