Dwarf Spotflower

← Back to the app

Acmella pusilla

Dwarf Spotflower, a reference photo
Photo: (c) Pablo H Capovilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Acmella pusilla, the dwarf spotflower, is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to South America (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, etc.) and is naturalized in the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina).

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Dwarf Spotflower being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Acmella
Species
Acmella pusilla

Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.

Check your photo

More species