Local Wildflowers

A Quick Guide to Local Wildflowers

Here is a short list of local wildflowers generally found in wasteland areas of Peninsula Malaysia including abandoned urban areas. Whilst some are native, some are not and are aggressive weeds.

All of them reveal on closer inspection a delicate beauty and even possessing powerful medicinal qualities (descriptions are for informational purpose only, more serious study or consultation with a doctor or licensed herbalist is recommended if you wish to use them as remedies. Also be aware that some areas may be subject to pesticide sprays and will not be safe to consume).

For millennia, human communities around the world have been interacting and using plants found in their immediate landscape for food, medicine or creating arts and crafts. Understanding this human/plant interactions described as ethnobotany is an important part of developing our eco literacy.