Osmitopsis osmitoides
(Less.) K. Bremer
AsteraceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten and used for flavouring.
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 small softly woody shrub. It grows 15-60 cm tall. It has slender erect branches. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and have teeth. The leaves are 15-80 mm long. The flower heads occur singly and are yellow with white rays.
Names & Synonyms
Anthemis bellidiastrum L.Bellidiastrum bellidiastrum (L.) H. Karst.Bellidiastrum osmitoides Less.Osmites anthemoides DC.Osmites bellidiastrum Thunb.
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 36
- 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
