Corrigiola litoralis
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Summary
Source: WikipediaCorrigiola litoralis is a species of flowering plant known by the common name strapwort. It can be found as a native species in Europe and Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and North America. In Europe it is a plant of shingly pool margins where water levels fluctuate. In Africa it is found in a variety of habitats.
Description
An annual bushy plant. It had a tap-root. The stems are 30 cm long. They lie along the ground. The leaves are alternate and narrowly sword shaped. The flowers are in clusters at the ends of the branches or in the axils of leaves. They are greenish-white. The fruit is oval and have a covering.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dry river beds.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, Europe, Luxembourg, Mozambique, South America, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
Also put in the family Illecebraceae.
References (4)
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 70
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/ (As subsp. litoralis var. litoralis)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 117
- Scudder, 1962, 1971,
