Bergeranthus multiceps
(Salm-Dyck) Schwantes
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy outcrops.
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 succulent plant that forms clumps and keep growing from year to year. It grows 8 cm tall. It has a fleshy rootstock. This can be 4 cm across. The leaves taper and are 3 sided. The flowers are yellow with pink underneath. The fruit have 5 lobes.
Names & Synonyms
Unomgushe
Bergeranthus firmus L. BolusMesembryanthemum multiceps Salm-Dyck
References (1)
- Shava, S., 2000, The Use of Indigenous Plants as Food by a Rural Community in the Eastern Cape: an Educational Exploration. Masters Thesis Rhodes University. p 63
