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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Phyla nodiflora is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 1 m (3ft 3in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. It is in flower from May to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Lippia nodiflora. Verbena nodiflora. Zapania nodiflora.
Plant Habitats
Ground Cover; South Wall. By. West Wall. By.
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses: Tea
Leaves[144, 177]. No more details are given. The fresh leaves are used as a tea substitute. A grassy flavour, it is nothing special[144].
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Medicinal Uses
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Anodyne Antibacterial Deobstruent Diuretic Emmenagogue Parasiticide Refrigerant
The plant is anodyne, antibacterial, deobstruent, diuretic, emmenagogue, parasiticide and refrigerant[218]. It is used in the treatment of hookworm[218]. The juice of the plant is cooling and is used to relieve fevers, coughs and colds[272]. The aroma of the inhaled plant is breathed in to treat coughs and colds[272]. The juice of the root is used in the treatment of gastric troubles[272].
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Other Uses
Parasiticide
A good ground cover for dry sunny banks[200], this plant has been used as a grass substitute for lawns in tropical areas, though it would probably not tolerate heavy traffic[157, 200]. Perennial groundcover for zone 2 firebreaks. The US government has created a system of firebreaks for areas prone to wildfires, theses are separated into concentric zones surrounding buildings. Zone 2 is the second away from the house. These low-level groundcovers provide little fuel.
Special Uses
Ground cover
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Succeeds in any well-drained soil in a sunny position[200]. Prefers a moderately fertile soil, but succeeds in soils of low fertility[200]. Prefers ample moisture according to one report[157], whilst another says that, once established, it is drought tolerant[200]. When grown in shade the plant makes a lot of vegetative growth but does not flower well[157]. This species is not very hardy in Britain, though it can be grown outdoors as a half-hardy annual in this country[1]. Plants tolerate temperatures down to at least -7°c in Australian gardens[157] though this cannot be translated directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers and longer colder and wetter winters. Heat Zone: 12-10.
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse in the middle of spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring or early summer. If trying to grow this plant as a perennial do not plant them out the first spring but grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, China (Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng), Hong Kong, Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku), Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (incl. Rameswaram Island), Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (incl. Sagar Island)), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, New Guinea, India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatera), Malaysia (Melaka), Philippines (Cagayan Valley (Region II), Central Visayas (Region VII), Central Visayas (Region VII), Luzon, Mindanao, Northern Mindanao (Region X)), Singapore, East Timor NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Pennsylvania, Missouri (southeast), Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia (southeast), New Mexico (south), Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada (south), Utah (southwest)), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Campeche, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán). SOUTHERN AMERICA: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad), Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Venezuela, Brazil (Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador (Guayas, Manabí), Peru (Amazonas, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Piura, San Martín, Tacna), Argentina (possibly), Chile, Uruguay PACIFIC: United States (Guam), New Caledonia AUSTRALASIA: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory) EUROPE: Switzerland, Albania, Greece (Kríti), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Spain (incl. Baleares), France (Corse (incl. Corsica)) AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa (Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal), Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(L.)Greene.
Botanical References
154200266
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