Stevia is a herbaceous perennial, which is normally used as a natural herbal
sweetener. It is native to Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and Paraguay where the
native Guarani have used it for over 1500 years to sweeten otherwise
unpalatable medicinal drinks. It is a short plant, growing up to 2-3 ft in
the wild and flowering from January to March in the southern hemisphere.
Flowers are white, not showy. Stems are long, flattened and twisted with
small grey green rounded leaves.The sweet leaves are used as sugar
substitute.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed in Garden of Five Senses, Delhi.
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