Stenopetalum velutinum
F. Muell.
Downy threadpetal, Velvet thread petal
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Description
A cabbage family herb. It is an erect annual plant. It grows 20-60 cm high. The flowers are yellow, green and brown.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It grows on sandy soils. It grows in subtropical and warm temperate zones.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
References (7)
- Cancilla, D., 2018, Ethnobotanical and Ethnozoological Values Desktop Assessment - Eliwana Project. p 37
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 191
- Cleland, J.B., 1957, Mankind 5:149-62.
- Flora of Australia, Volume 8, Lecythidales to Batales, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (1982) p 305
- Low, T., 1992, Bush Tucker. Australia’s Wild Food Harvest. Angus & Robertson. p 145
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- Morley, B.D., & Toelken, H.R., (Eds), 1983, Flowering Plants in Australia. Rigby. p 106
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 189
