Hypoxidaceae
21 edible species
Herbaceous plants with star-shaped yellow flowers; includes some species with medicinal or ornamental value.
Curculigo conoc
Edible: Flowers
Curculigo ensifolia
Grass potato, Ngambiri
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Curculigo erecta
Edible: Fruit
Curculigo orchioides
Star grass, Golden-eyed grass
Edible: Roots, Rhizome, Tuber
Curculigo pilosa
African crocus
Edible: Bulb, Seeds capsule
Curculigo sinensis
Edible: Fruit
Empodium plicatum
Edible: Corm, Root
Hypoxis angustifolia
Slender star lily
Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root
Hypoxis argentea
Small yellow star-flowers
Edible: Corm, Bulbs, Root
Hypoxis aurea
Edible: Fruit
Hypoxis decumbens
Edible: Tubers, Roots, Rhizomes
Hypoxis fischeri var. colliculata
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Hypoxis goetzei
Edible: Rhizome, Root
Hypoxis hirsuta
Yellow star grass
Edible: Roots
Hypoxis hygrometrica
Golden Weather Glass
Edible: Root
Hypoxis obtusa
Yellow star
Edible: Corm, Root
Hypoxis rigidula
Edible: Fruit, Corm, Bulb
Hypoxis vaginata
Yellow star
Edible: Root
Hypoxis villosa
Star grass, Yellow star
Edible: Corms, Bulbs, Root
Molineria trichocarpa
Edible: Root, Tuber
Pauridia aquatica
Edible: Bulb