Stenopetalum lineare

R. Br. ex DC.

Thread Cress, Narrow thread petal

Brassicaceae Edible: Seeds, Leaves 15 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant. It is an erect plant. It grows 10-60 cm high. The flowers are green, yellow and brown.

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Edible Uses

The seeds and leaves are edible.

Distribution

It grows in warm temperate places. It grows on sandy and clayer soils. It often grows on soils over limestone. It can grow in arid places. Tasmania Herbarium.

Where It Grows

Australia*, Tasmania*,

Synonyms

Unmuta,

References (6)

Curtis, W.M., 1956, The Students Flora of Tasmania Vol 1 p 38
Flora of Australia, Volume 8, Lecythidales to Batales, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (1982) p 300
Latz, P.K., 1996, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press Alice Springs p 281
Low, T., 1992, Bush Tucker. Australia’s Wild Food Harvest. Angus & Robertson. p 145
Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 188

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