Oxalis livida
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Description
A herb. The stem is 20 cm tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets have 2 lobes. They are purple underneath. There are 2-6 flowers in a group. They are red with a yellow tube.
Edible Uses
The root is eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The root is eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in the shade on rocky slopes between 80-350 m above sea level in South Africa.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 84
- 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
