Trachymene glaucifolia
(F. Muell.) Benth.
Native carrot, Blue Parsnip
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Summary
Source: WikipediaTrachymene glaucifolia commonly known as native carrot, is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is an annual forb with white or bluish flowers on an upright stem.
Description
An annual herb. It is erect and has a waxy covering. It grows 1 m high. The flowers are pale blue and white.
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Edible Uses
The root can be eaten raw or cooked.
Traditional Uses
The root is edible raw or cooked.
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Medicinal Uses
None known.
Distribution
It grows on red sands and sand dunes. It grows in dry subtropical places.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Propagation
Seed.
Other Uses
None known.
Notes
There are about 45 Trachymene species. They may be included in the Araliaceae.
References (10)
- Checklist of NT Vascular Plant Species. January 2003.
- Cribb, A.B. & J.W., 1976, Wild Food in Australia, Fontana. p 154
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 22
- Hunter, J.T., 2017, Is there a relationship between contemporary high Aboriginal plant resource locations and mapped vegetation communities? Cunninghamia 17:27-34. The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. ISSN 2200 - 405X
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 238
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- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 82
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 149
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Smith, N. M., 1991, Ethnobotanical Field Notes from the Northern Territory, Australia, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 14(1): 1-65
- Williams, K.A.W., 1999, Native Plants of Queensland Volume 4. Keith A.W. Williams North Ipswich, Australia. p 372
