Zornia milneana
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems lie along the ground. They are 75 cm long. The leaves are in rings of four. They are narrow. They have glands underneath. The flowers are yellow with red veins. They are are the end of the plant and have bright green bracts. The fruit is a pod. It has 4-7 segments and it is more narrow between them. It is covered with spiny bristles.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in sandy soils and grasslands and floodplains.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Botswana, Central Africa, East Africa, Namibia, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
There are about 75 Zornia species. They are tropical. Also as Papilionaceae.
References (3)
- Pickering, H., & Roe, E., 2009, Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area. Helen Pickering, London. p 77
- Tredgold, M.H., 1986, Food Plants of Zimbabwe. Mambo Press. p 62
- Webbia 16:26, fig. 12. 1961 Jul (Kew Bull. 15:325. 1961 Oct)
