Cardamine obliqua

Hochst. ex A. Rich.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, Burundi, Central Africa, Colombia, Congo DR, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mexico, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Colombia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tropical herb in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae) with edible leaves.

Names & Synonyms

Cardamine johnstonii Oliv.Cardamine obliqua f. alpina (Engl.) O.E.SchulzCardamine obliqua var. obliquaCardamine obliqua var. stylosa RollinsCardamine pratensis f. alpina Engl.Cardamine pratensis var. obliqua (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl.Cardamine tolimensis Planch. & Linden

References (2)

Kew Plants of the World onLine
Nzigidahera, B., 2006, Assessment of Socio-cultural, Economic Characteristics and Livelihood of Riparian Population of the Kibira National Park. (Rukoma-Mutana locality). UNDP p 30

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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