Arabidella eremigena
(F. Muell.) E. Shaw
Priddiwalkatj, Cress
BrassicaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
How to Identify
A cabbage family herb. It grows 35 cm tall. It has soft hairs. The stems can be angular. The leaves at the base are 6 cm long and have 4 to 5 pairs of lobes. The flowers are in a dense group. They are white or yellow. The pod is 4-20 cm long and straight.
Names & Synonyms
Blennodia eremigena (F. Muell.) Benth.Micromystria eremigena O. E. SchultzSisymbrium eremigenum F. Muell.
References (4)
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 188
- Flora of Australia, Volume 8, Lecythidales to Batales, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (1982) p 337
- Low, T., 1992, Bush Tucker. Australia’s Wild Food Harvest. Angus & Robertson. p 145
- Williams, K.A.W., 1999, Native Plants of Queensland Volume 4. Keith A.W. Williams North Ipswich, Australia. p 60
