Sida platycalyx
Benth.
Life-saver burr
MalvaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are edible.
Where to Find It
A subtropical plant. It grows on red sand, clay loam and stony flats in subtropical Australia.
Australia*,
Countries: Australia
How to Identify
A herb or small shrub. It grows each year from seed. It can be spreading or upright. It grows 30 cm high. The flowers are yellow.
Notes
There are about 100 Sida species.
References (5)
- Cancilla, D., 2018, Ethnobotanical and Ethnozoological Values Desktop Assessment - Eliwana Project. p 15
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 190
- Hunter, J.T., 2017, Is there a relationship between contemporary high Aboriginal plant resource locations and mapped vegetation communities? Cunninghamia 17:27-34. The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. ISSN 2200 - 405X
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 219
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 293
