Ethulia scheffleri
S. Moore
AsteraceaeLeaves
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Wikimedia Commons - M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith.
Wikimedia Commons - M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,500-2,500 m above sea level in Kenya. It grows in swampy sites and along streams.
Africa, East Africa, Kenya,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical herb found in Kenya at elevations between 1,500-2,500 m above sea level, growing in swampy sites and along streams.
References (2)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 90
