Sida platycalyx
Benth.
Life-saver burr
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Description
A herb or small shrub. It grows each year from seed. It can be spreading or upright. It grows 30 cm high. The flowers are yellow.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are edible.
Distribution
A subtropical plant. It grows on red sand, clay loam and stony flats in subtropical Australia.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 100 Sida species.
References (5)
- Cancilla, D., 2018, Ethnobotanical and Ethnozoological Values Desktop Assessment - Eliwana Project. p 15
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 190
- Hunter, J.T., 2017, Is there a relationship between contemporary high Aboriginal plant resource locations and mapped vegetation communities? Cunninghamia 17:27-34. The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. ISSN 2200 - 405X
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 219
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 293
