Crassocephalum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Crassocephalum |
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| Crassocephalum crepidioides | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Supertribe: | Senecionodae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Crassocephalum Moench |
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Crassocephalum is a group of plants, also known as a genus, that includes many different species. People often call these plants by common names like ragleaf, thickhead, or bologi.
Some types of Crassocephalum are grown as leaf vegetables, meaning their leaves are eaten. They are also used in traditional medicine, especially in West Africa. These plants look a bit like thistles, but they are soft and don't have any sharp spines.
What are the different types of Crassocephalum?
There are many different species (types) of Crassocephalum plants. Here are some of them:
- Crassocephalum afromontanum
- Crassocephalum aurantiacum
- Crassocephalum auriformis
- Crassocephalum baoulense
- Crassocephalum bauchiense
- Crassocephalum behmianum
- Crassocephalum biafrae
- Crassocephalum bojeri
- Crassocephalum bougheyanum
- Crassocephalum bumbense
- Crassocephalum butaguensis
- Crassocephalum cernuum
- Crassocephalum coeruleum
- Crassocephalum crepidioides
- Crassocephalum diversifolium
- Crassocephalum ducis-aprutii
- Crassocephalum effusum
- Crassocephalum flavum
- Crassocephalum gossweileri
- Crassocephalum gracile
- Crassocephalum guineense
- Crassocephalum heteromorphum
- Crassocephalum lemuricum
- Crassocephalum libericum
- Crassocephalum longirameum
- Crassocephalum luteum
- Crassocephalum macropappus
- Crassocephalum manampanihense
- Crassocephalum mannii
- Crassocephalum miniatum
- Crassocephalum montuosum
- Crassocephalum multicorymbosum
- Crassocephalum notonioides
- Crassocephalum paludum
- Crassocephalum picridifolium
- Crassocephalum radiatum
- Crassocephalum rubens
- Crassocephalum ruwenzoriensis
- Crassocephalum sarcobasis
- Crassocephalum scandens
- Crassocephalum sonchifolium
- Crassocephalum sonchifolium
- Crassocephalum splendens
- Crassocephalum subscandens
- Crassocephalum togoense
- Crassocephalum uvens
- Crassocephalum valerianifolium
- Crassocephalum vitellinum
Images for kids
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C. crepidioides
See also
In Spanish: Crassocephalum para niños
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