Convolvulus angustissimus
R. Br.
ConvolvulaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root
The roots are boiled, kneaded into dough, and then cooked like bread.
How to Identify
A herb. It is a creeper that keeps growing from year to year. It can be 1.5 m long. The leaves are narrow and arrow shaped. The flowers are white to pink, They are 2 cm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Convolvulus angustissimus commonly known as Australian bindweed, is a flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It is a twining perennial with pink or white flowers and grows in Tasmania and mainland states of Australia.
Notes
Subsp. angustissimus in Tasmania.
References (4)
- Baker, M. L. & de Salas, M. F., 2012, A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania. (On line)
- Hastings Advance Community College, 2017, Uses for Native Plants of the Mornington Peninsula. 86pp. p 34
- Oates, 1977,
- RIRDC, 2010, New Root Vegetables for the Native Food Industry, Australian Government RIRDC Publication 9/161
