Asclepias compressidens
(N. E. Br.) Nicholas
Milk weed
Apocynaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A herb. It has a swollen deep-seated underground organ. The plant keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are narrow and spreading. They are 15-85 mm long by 2-4.5 mm wide. There is one flowering shoot at the end of the plant with 4-9 flowers.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassland.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Asclepias navicularis var. compressidens N. E. Br.
References (1)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
