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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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