[6] Similar to the family Asteraceae, what appears to be a single bloom is in reality a dense cluster of individually small flowers borne in an inflorescence.

The conical structure develops into a single, tough fruit that can be carried downstream to spread the tiny, pepper-like seeds.

The most likely explanation is that mansa is a Spanish alteration of the original native word for the plant, now lost in the depths of time.

[5][10][medical citation needed] Yerba mansa is used to treat inflammation of the mucous membranes, swollen gums and sore throat.

An infusion of roots can be taken as a diuretic to treat rheumatic diseases like gout by ridding the body of excess uric acid, which causes painful inflammation of the joints.

The Good Book of Alice the Midwife enumerates the striking symmetry of benefits between this sub-tropic wetland plant in riparian ecology and microbiome diversity.