Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Crassocephalum crepidioides

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root, Vegetable, Flowers

A herb. An upright, annual plant about 1 m tall. The stem is thick and soft. The leaves are alternate and 16-18 cm long. The leaves have lobes, and have teeth around the edge. Sometimes the young leaves have a purple edge. The leaves often droop. A flower is yellow and reddish, and develops at the top, bending over at first, then becoming upright. Fluffy seed heads develop after flowering. The fruit is dark brown, with long, silky hairs at the end. The seeds blow in the wind.

A tropical plant. A common weed in Papua New Guinea from sea level to over 2500 m. It is more common in wet areas and in garden sites. It also grows in many other tropical countries. It prefers light shade. At ECHO. In Yunnan. In Sichuan.

Common Names: Thickhead, Okinawan spinach, Agologolo, A ngung, Anikale jhar, Bab cherdik, Benibanaborogiku, Buar, Chopogon, Dong ma gun, Doyan-doyan, Ebolo, Ekinami, Fau lele, Fireweed, Ga la xing, Gbolo, Gbuluh fuka, Guan dong weu niu, Gyal-pa-ehn,Hogegain, Ibel, Impingi, Ingiri, Kagiji, Limbiti, Lisahuka, Marakapon, Miao kuo, Ming guo cao, Nroj rog, Nya heu bin, O mi o sa, Pakcho, Pan-sout-htoe, Phak kaad chang, Phakkoat chaang, Rau tau bay, Redflower ragleaf, Sandeko, Sapsapon, Sipinis, Sla ialieh, Spinat, Tamkahru, Tera paibi, Thangbang, Udu daya, Voi ngoai, Wondally, Ya ge la, Yamen, Yaxiehuo

Synonyms: 

Crassocephalum crepidioides var. lutea Steen.;
Crassocephalum crepidioides f. luteum (Steen.) Belcher;
Gynura crepidioides Benth.;
Gynura diversifolia Sch.Bip. ex Asch.;
Gynura microcephala Vatke;
Gynura polycephala Benth.;
Senecio crepidioides (Benth.) ;