Limeum sulcatum
(Klotzsch) Hutch.
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Description
A herb. It grows 70 m tall. The leaves are 5-50 mm long by 0.5-4 mm wide. They are alternate and narrowly sword shaped. There are 5-50 flowers in a group at the ends of the branches. The flowers are small and greenish-white.
Edible Uses
The root is eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Notes
They have also been put in the family Molluginaceae.
Synonyms
Acanthocarpea sulcata Klotzsch
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 72
- 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
