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Tessaria dodonaeifolia is a South American shrub in the daisy family, native to Bolivia and northern Argentina, often found along river banks and in dry scrub. It is a hardy, fast-growing native plant that needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Tessaria dodonaeifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Vernacular names include chilca, chilca negra, chilca dulce, suncho, suncho dulce, and ka´a he´ê (sweet plant).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tessaria dodonaeifolia 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.
