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Acmella oleracea
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Acmella oleracea is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae. Common names include toothache plant, Szechuan buttons, paracress, jambu, buzz buttons, tingflowers and electric daisy. Its native distribution is unclear, but it is likely derived from a Brazilian Acmella species. A small, erect plant, it grows quickly and bears gold and red inflorescences. It is frost-sensitive but perennial in warmer climates.
- Family
- Asteraceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Acmella oleracea
- Slug
- acmella-oleracea
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Acmella
- Species
- oleracea
- Wikidata QID
- Q2097498
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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