Sonchus integrifolius
Harv.
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Description
A herb. It is a small plant that keeps growing from year to year. It grows less than 55 cm high. The leaves are at the base and along the stem. They are narrow and taper to a long point. There are hooked teeth along the edge. The leaves are 7 cm long and 5 mm wide. The flower heads occur singly. They are yellow and white. There are 2 varieties.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten raw or boiled.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are eaten raw or boiled.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It is often in soil that is seasonally waterlogged. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Naka la tholo, Sethokoyna se seholo
References (8)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 125
- Guillarmod, J., 1966, 1971,
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 92
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 14th April 2011]
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- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora
- 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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
