Alepidea peduncularis

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.2 m high. The roots are fibrous and in thick fleshy clusters. The stems are slender and branched. The leave are simple and alternate. The leaves are in a ring at the base. The leaves on the stem are smaller. The flowers are in heads.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountains and where grass is often burnt. It grows between 1,000-3,800 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia, Sudan

How it is used for food

Young leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Alepidea coarctata Dummer; Alepidea congesta Schltr. & H. Wolff; Alepidea fischeri (Engl.) Schltr. & H. Wolff; Alepidea gracilis Dummer; Alepidea longifolia subsp. coarctata (Dummer) Weim.; Alepidea longifolia subsp. propinqua (Dummer) Weim.; Alepidea longifolia subsp. swynnertonii (Dummer) Weim.; Alepidea massaica Schltr. & H. Wolff; Alepidea peduncularis var. fischeri Engl.; Alepidea propinqua Dummer; Alepidea swynnertonii Dummer; Eryngium pedunculare (Steud. ex A. Rich) Koso-Pol.;