Moraea simulans
Baker
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Description
A corm or bulb plant. It grows 15-40 cm tall. There are 1 or 2 narrow leaves. These have a channel. The flowers have a translucent spathe around them. It is mauve with darker speckles.
Edible Uses
The corm, bulb, and root are edible portions.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Australia, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Gynandriris simulans (Baker) R. C. Fosterand several others
References (4)
- Guillarmod, J., 1971, (As Gynandriris simulans)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 33 (As Gynandriris simulans)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 68
- 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
