Senecio albanensis
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Description
Senecio albanensis is an herbaceous member of the Asteraceae family found in subtropical and arid regions. It exists in up to 2 varieties.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked as a spinach.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked as a spinach.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Notes
There may be up to 2,000 Senecio species.
Synonyms
Senecio fibrosus O. Hoffm. ex KuntzeSenecio doroniciflorus (DC.) Harv.Senecio leiocarpus DC.
References (6)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 124
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 14th April 2011]
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 36
- 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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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
