Diascia capsularis
Benth.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 90 cm tall. The stems are in tufts and develop roots near the base. The leaves are delta shaped and 1-3 cm long by 5-17 mm wide. The flowers are in groups.
Edible Uses
The whole plant is eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The plant is eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 102
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
