Gazania krebsiana
Less.
Common gazania
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Summary
Source: WikipediaGazania krebsiana is a species of flowering plant in family Asteraceae. It is a low-growing herbaceous perennial native to Southern Africa, ranging from Angola, Zambia, and Mozambique to South Africa. It is one of some 19 species of Gazania that are exclusively African and predominantly South African - only Gazania krebsiana subsp. serrulata (DC.) Roessler ventures northwards from the Transvaal into tropical Africa.
Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It lies along the ground. It can be 15 cm high. The leaves are in a clump near the base. They are grey-green. The mature leaves are compound and have 4-6 small narrow lobes on each side. They are rough to touch. They are shiny green on the upper surface and white and woolly underneath. The leaf and stalk can be 17 cm long. The flowers are daisy like. They are on long stalks. The flower stalk contains milky sap. There are a range of colours and they can be striped. The flower heads are 5-6 cm across.
Edible Uses
The flowers are eaten raw, and the roots and leaves are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are eaten raw. The roots and leaves are eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It is best in well drained, compost rich soil. It grows in drier areas.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds or by division of the clump.
Production
It is fast growing.
Also Known As
Imprphotshani, Isiphephane
References (7)
- Guillarmod, J., 1971,
- Joffe, P., 2007, Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide. Briza. p 256
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/ (As subsp. serrulata)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 90
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 34
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- Vinnicombe, 1976,
- 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
