Argyrolobium argenteum
(Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
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Description
A small shrub. It grows 50 cm tall. The young stems have white silky hairs. The leaves have 3 leaflets. There are 1-3 flowers opposite the leaves. The pods have flattened hairs.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a flavoring agent and preservative.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used for flavouring and as a preservative.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Crotalaria argentea Jacq.
References (3)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 55
- van Wyk, Ben-Erik, 2019, The diversity and multiple uses of southern African legumes. Australian Systematic Botany, 2019, 32, 519–546
- 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
