Centaurea perrottettii
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Star thistle
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm high. The leaves and flower heads are spiny.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used in soup and have a bitter flavour.
Traditional Uses
It is used in soup. It is bitter.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry sandy places. It grows along the coast.
Where It Grows
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sahel, Senegal, West Africa,
Also Known As
Gnokomegneki
References (4)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew.
- Diarra, N. et al, 2016, Etude ethnobotanique des plantes alimentaires utilisées en période de soudure dans les régions Sud du Mali. Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 10(1): 184-197
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 560
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
