Stenopetalum lineare
R. Br. ex DC.
Thread Cress, Narrow thread petal
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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
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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- Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 18
