Hi everyone, today I want to show you all about one of the very graceful wild flowers, I'm sure some of you are already very familiar with this type of flower, but some of you may still be unfamiliar, well for those of you who are still unfamiliar with this flower, don't worry because through this post I will help you to get to know this beautiful flower more closely.
This is a Praxelis clematidea flower which is one type of wild plant that comes from the asteraceae family, this plant is known by the local name clematis and is often found in tropical areas, especially in our country Indonesia, as you can see in the picture where the main characteristic of this flower lies in the small petals with a light purple color, but after the flowers enter adulthood they will form something new, where the previously small petals will change to expand with distinctive hairs and when the wind current arrives they will spread everywhere which will become the seeds of new life.
even though they grow wild in the forest, but the beauty and benefits they have are extraordinary, Praxelis clematidea flowers have various benefits both for aesthetics and as traditional medicine, for rural communities in our city, some parts of the Praxelis clematidea plant are used as ingredients to relieve certain symptoms such as numbness and minor injuries, yeah even though its benefits are more limited when compared to other herbal plants, Praxelis clematidea has a unique side and is worth considering as a plant that presents free beauty in the wild through very beautiful flower petals.
As far as I know about weeds, Praxelis clematidea is one type of wild plant that is very easy to grow in various weather conditions, although they need more direct sunlight, but there are some that I found growing under shady trees that block full sunlight, on the other hand Praxelis clematidea also has benefits for livestock where our community often uses young leaves of the Praxelis clematidea plant as goat and sheep feed because this plant is considered to have adequate nutritional content for livestock growth.
| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Praxelis clematidea | March 04 2025 | Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia |
| Camera used | smartphone |
|---|---|
| Lens | - |
| Photography | Praxelis clematidea |
| Location | Buket Alue Puteh |
| Photographer | @lightofhope |
| Link to original | community |
|---|---|
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/264921423 |
| Latitude Longitude | Map | |
|---|---|---|
| =5.080479 | =97.46383 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.0804793232&mlon=97.4638302997 |