Chamarea longipedicellata
B. L.Burtt
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(c) Nick Helme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nick Helme
Description
A subtropical herb in the Apiaceae family with 4-6 fleshy-tipped roots. The roots are the edible portion.
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Edible Uses
The roots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 19
- 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
