Family Name | Asteraceae |
Scientific name | Senecio rowleyanus |
Common name | String-of-Beads, String-of-Peas, String-of-Pearls |
Growth habit | Grow during spring and autumn. |
Leaf | Small spherical leaves, a longitudinal translucent stripe. |
Flower | Flowers lacking ray florets, small, white and have a strong cinnamon smell. |
Fruit | No fruit. |
More to learn | Fresh young leaves can be vegetable, starch could be extracted from roots. |
Properties | Detoxification, insecticide. |
Treats | For Fengreganmao, red eyes and throat, diarrhea, dysentery, skin eczema furuncle. |
Reference | 翡翠珠簾Senecio rowleyanusJacobsen. More to know 千里光屬 |