Berkheya zeyheri
Oliv. & Hiern
Woodland sun daisy
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Stephen Cousins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Cousins
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) fayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by fayne
Description
A tufted herb with a large woody rootstock. It grows 10-90 cm tall. There are many roots each with a long root tuber. The stems grow each year. It has many leaves and the leaves get smaller up the stem. The leaves do not have leaf stalks. The leaves are 3-15 cm long by 0.2 cm wide. They have a spine at the tip. The flowers are yellow.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It can tolerate fires and grows in high altitudes grassland and woodlands. It can be on rocky outcrops and shallow stony soils. In Zimbabwe it grows between 1,200-2,100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Notes
Possibly now Berkheya setifera subsp. zeyheri.
Synonyms
References (3)
- Flora Zambesiaca. http://apps.kew.org/efloras
- INFOODS:FAO/INFOODS Databases (As B. zeyheri ?)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
