Trifolium burchellianum
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Description
A clover herb of the Fabaceae family found in subtropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The flowering shoots are eaten raw, especially by children.
Traditional Uses
The flowering shoots are eaten raw.
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Distribution
A subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Lesotho, Southern Africa,
Other Information
They are eaten especially by children.
Notes
There are about 240 Trifolium species. They are mostly temperate.
References (6)
- Guillarmod, J., 1971,
- A. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 2:200. 1825
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 138
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 61
- van Wyk, Ben-Erik, 2019, The diversity and multiple uses of southern African legumes. Australian Systematic Botany, 2019, 32, 519–546
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- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
