Asteraceae

Acmella ciliata (Kunth) Cass.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Acmella

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Acmella ciliata (Acmella ciliata) — FlowerPhoto: Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 天文草
Greek: Ακμέλλη η βλεφαριδική
mad: Ḍâun bentang

Synonyms

Acmella ciliata var. ciliata
Acmella fimbriata (Kunth) Cass.
Ceratocephalus ciliatus (Kunth) Kuntze
Ceratocephalus fimbriatus (Kunth) Kuntze
Spilanthes ciliata Kunth
Spilanthes ciliata var. ciliata
Spilanthes fimbriata Kunth
Spilanthes melampodioides Gardner
Spilanthes poeppigii DC.
Spilanthes popayanensis Hieron.

Flowers

In flower: April to June, September, November (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: rajesh rocky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 鄭雪雲, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rahat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Catalina Ayala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Acmella

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.