Aspilia africana
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| Haemorrhage plant | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aspilia |
| Species: | A. africana |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspilia africana | |
Aspilia africana, also known as the haemorrhage plant or wild sunflower,[2] is one of about 50 species of the genus Aspilia.
Aspilia africana is a semi-woody herb from a perennial woody root-stock to 25–130 cm high. Leaves are 4–12 cm long and lanceolate. The fruit are 3–3.5mm long achenes.[1]
It is very polymorphic with at least four varieties recognized.
Distribution and habitat
It is widely distributed across tropical Africa, occurring on grasslands, woodlands, forest margins, and abandoned cultivated zones.[1]
