Tolpis capensis
(L.) Schultz.-Bip.
AsteraceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a spinach.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Angola, Burundi, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
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 herb. It is slightly hairy. It can keep growing from year to year. The leaves are oval and blunt. They are 3 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The flower heads are in loose clusters. These are on a common slender stalk 30 cm long. They are yellow.
Names & Synonyms
Fukuthoane
Hieracium capensis L.
References (9)
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- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
