Hydrophyllum auriculata
(Schumach.) Heine
What to Eat
Edible parts: Plant - salt
The dried plant is burned and the ash is used as a salt substitute.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Ethiopia it grows between 500-2,100 m above sea level.
How to Identify
A herb. It grows 50 cm to 1 m tall. Leaves occur in a ring around the nodes. They are hairy. It has spines. The flowers are violet. They are in clumps at the nodes.
References (1)
- Awas, T., 1997, A Study on the Ecology and Ethnobotany of Non-cultivated Food Plants and Wild Relatives of Cultivated crops in Gambella Region, Southwestern Ethiopia. Addis Ababa University. p 36
