Albany gall-stick bush
Conyza scabrida

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A shrub. It can grow 1.2 m high. The stems have soft hairs. The leaves are on slender leaf stalks 1 cm long. The leaves are 6 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are narrowly sword shaped and have 3 veins from the base.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 5-1,920 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Leaves are cooked and used as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Isavu, Ndilela, Uhlabu, Umanzimnyama

Synonyms

Conyza ivifolia (L.) Less.; Pluchea scabrida DC.; Baccharis ivaefolia L.;