Athrixia angustissima
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Description
A herb in the Asteraceae family found in subtropical arid regions.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make tea.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used for tea.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa,
References (5)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 119
- 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 10th April 2011]
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 33
- 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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
