Sida macropoda
Benth.
MalvaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in sandy soils and sandstone slopes in tropical Australia. It can grow in arid places.
Australia*,
Countries: Australia
How to Identify
A spindly, straggling shrub growing 0.6–2.5 m high with yellow flowers, native to tropical Australia where it grows in sandy soils and sandstone slopes and can tolerate arid conditions.
Notes
There are about 100 Sida species.
References (2)
- Latz, P.K., 1996, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press Alice Springs p 268
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 292
