Spilanthes americana

Spilanthes americana

  • Spilanthes americana
  • Spilanthes americana
  • Spilanthes americana
  • Spilanthes americana
  • Spilanthes americana
  • Spilanthes americana
  • Spilanthes americana
  • Spilanthes americana
  • Flower name
    Spilanthes americana
  • Scientific name
    Spilanthes americana
  • Alias沼蔓菊
  • Place of originNorth America
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths
  • Flowering seasonSeptember, October, November, December

What is Spilanthes americana

Spilanthes americana or Numatsurugiku (scientific name: Spilanthes americana) is a natural plant originating in North America, is one or two year's plant of the family Asteraceae. It is a wildflower found in field and paddy fields. The stem has a reddish brown color. Leaves are dark green and born alive. From a thin stem tip, one flower of small flowers will bloom from autumn to early winter. Flowers are composed of an orange tubular flower whose center part is raised and a yellow tongue-like flower in the surroundings.

Generic name: Spilanthes americana or Numatsurugiku, Scientific name: Spilanthes americana, Origin: North America, Plant length: 20 to 60 cm, Flower diameter: 1 to 1.5 cm, flowering period: September to December, flower color: orange tubular flower and yellow tongue shaped flower.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Spilanthes
  • Species
    S. americana
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Corymbose inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Tongue-shaped
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life type one or two year's plant
  • Flower colorsYellow
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height20.0 ~ 60.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.5 cm

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