Moraea setifolia
(L. f.) L. C. Foster
Blue tulip
IridaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Corm, Root
The corm or root is eaten as a snack, particularly by children.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Africa, Australia, Lesotho, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Countries: Angola, Australia, 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 corm or bulb plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 35 cm tall. The flowers are blue to purple.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Moraea setifolia is a plant species in the family Iridaceae.
Other Information
The corms are especially eaten by children.
Names & Synonyms
Gynandriris rogersii (Baker) R.C.FosterGynandriris setifolia (L.f.) R.C.FosterHelixyra rogersii (Baker) N.E.Br.Helixyra setifolia (L.f.) N.E.Br.Iris setacea Thunb.Iris setifolia L.f.Moraea humilis Eckl.Moraea rogersii BakerMoraea setacea (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.Moraea xerospatha MacOwan ex BakerMoraea xerospatha var. monophylla J.M.BlackVieusseuxia setacea (Thunb.) Eckl.
References (6)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 242 (As Gynandriris setifolia)
- Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 117 (As Gynandriris setifolia)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 79 (As Gynandriris setifolia)
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 126 (As Gynandriris setifolia)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 68
- 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
