Osmitopsis dentata
(Thunb.) K. Bremer
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm tall. The rootstock is woody. The leaves are broadly sword shaped. They have double teeth. The flower heads are large and yellow with white rays.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten and used for flavouring.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten and also used for flavouring.
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Medicinal Uses
The leaves are used for flavouring purposes.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Anthemis afra Burm.f.Buphthalmum dentatum Baill.Osmites dentata Thunb.
References (2)
- 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
