Heliophila rigidiuscula
Sond.
Grassland blue cross flower
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Description
A subtropical herb in the Brassicaceae family with leaves used as a vegetable.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Also Known As
Uvemvane oluncane
References (3)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 39
- 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
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