Exocarpos bidwillii
Hook.f.
Mountain sandalwood
SantalaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
New Zealand*,
How to Identify
A temperate parasitic shrub of the Santalaceae family that grows attached to other plants, reaching approximately 1 m in height, with edible fruit.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Exocarpos bidwillii is a small, sprawling, leafless shrub endemic to New Zealand and is a member of the family Santalaceae, most of which are regarded as root hemiparasites. In this instance there is a body of opinion that Exocarpos bidwillii may not be parasitic.
Notes
There are about 26 Exocarpus species.
References (2)
- Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 37
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
