Pelargonium tenuicaule
R. Knuth
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Description
A straggling shrub. It grows 25 cm tall. The stems are brittle. The leaves have 5 lobes. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are in pairs and white to cream.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows among rocks in arid areas.
Where It Grows
Africa, Namibia, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 64
- 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
