Osmitopsis osmitoides
(Less.) K. Bremer
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Description
A small softly woody shrub. It grows 15-60 cm tall. It has slender erect branches. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and have teeth. The leaves are 15-80 mm long. The flower heads occur singly and are yellow with white rays.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten and used for flavouring.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten and used for flavouring.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Anthemis bellidiastrum L.Bellidiastrum bellidiastrum (L.) H. Karst.Bellidiastrum osmitoides Less.Osmites anthemoides DC.Osmites bellidiastrum 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
