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Achyrocline saturejoides, known as macela or marcela, is a semi-annual herb in the daisy family from South America, reaching about a metre tall with narrow leaves and yellow flower clusters. It is grown mainly for its medicinal use in tea and is best given a warm, sunny, well-drained spot.
Achyrocline satureioides, commonly known as macela or marcela, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America, from Argentina to Colombia to Guyana. A semi-annual herbaceous plant reaching about a meter tall, it has simple, narrow green leaves with serrated edges. It produces yellow flowers in racemes around Easter.
It is used as the medicinal plant symbol of Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil. This plant is widely used in various countries which share the Guarani cultural heritage such as Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina, where it is used to treat stomach, digestive, and gastrointestinal disorders.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Achyrocline saturejoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
