Rorippa fluviatilis var. caledonica
(E. Mey. ex Sond.) Thell., (Sond.) Marais
BrassicaceaeLeaves
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Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
What to Eat
Edible parts: Vegetable, Leaves
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate 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 warm temperate herb of the cabbage family (Brassicaceae) with edible leaves.
Notes
There are about 70 Rorippa species.
Names & Synonyms
Nasturtium fluviatile
References (4)
- Cunningham, 1985,
- Guillarmod, 1971
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 98
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 97
