Moraea serpentina
Baker
iNaturalist · cc-by-sa
(c) Chris Vynbos, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Chris Vynbos
(c) Chris Vynbos, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Chris Vynbos
iNaturalist · cc-by-sa
(c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
(c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
iNaturalist · cc-by-sa
(c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
(c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Bulb, Corm, Root
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
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 bulbous herb in the Iridaceae family native to subtropical regions.
Nutrition Score: 65/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulb | 42.1 | 955 | 228 | 7.4 | — | 37.8 | 1.9 | 1 |
Wikipedia
Source ↗Moraea serpentina is a flowering plant species in the genus Moraea. It is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape of South Africa.
Names & Synonyms
Moraea arenaria BakerMoraea framesii L. Bolus
References (3)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 68
- Wehmeyer, A. S, 1986, Edible Wild Plants of Southern Africa. Data on the Nutrient Contents of over 300 species
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
