An Sa-Te-Chi-Khat / Marsh Para Cress
Spilanthes uliginosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Africa
- Flowering
- October-February
How to identify An Sa-Te-Chi-Khat
Identify An Sa-Te-Chi-Khat by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-February.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is An Sa-Te-Chi-Khat.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spilanthes uliginosa
- Genus
- Spilanthes
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet or marshy places
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for An Sa-Te-Chi-Khat 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 An Sa-Te-Chi-Khat itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Mizo
- An'sa-te-chi-khat
About An Sa-Te-Chi-Khat
A member of the Asteraceae family, Marsh Para Cress (Spilanthes uliginosa) is a herb. It is native to Africa. It grows in wet or marshy places. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
An Sa-Te-Chi-Khat belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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