Cotula heterocarpa
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Description
A herbaceous member of the Asteraceae (daisy) family found in subtropical and arid regions. It is a low-growing plant adapted to dry conditions.
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Edible Uses
The leaves and stems are eaten as a leafy green vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten as a leafy green vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | — | — | 1 | — | — | 70 | 16 | — |
References (6)
- Bvenura, C. and Afolayan, A. J., 2017, Tackling food and nutrition insecurity using leafy wild vegetables: The nutritional compositions of some selected species.
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 128
- 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 11th 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
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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
