Didymodoxa capensis
(L.f.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
UrticaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Vegetable
The plant is used as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Africa, Namibia, 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 herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 35 cm tall. The stems can be smooth or have stiff hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 8-45 mm long by 6-38 mm wide. There can be teeth along the edge.
Names & Synonyms
Australina capensis (L.f.) Wedd.Fleurya capensis (L.f.) Wedd.Urtica capensis L.f.and others
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 106
- 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
