Bassia indica

Family: Amaranthaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 25 cm tall. The leaves are alternate. They are narrowly oval. The flowering shoots are like spikes and the flowers are without stalks and in the axils of leaf like bracts.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in dry grassland.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Egypt, India, South Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves ?

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Bassia joppensis Bornm. & Dinsm.; Kochia indica Wight; Kochia scoparia subsp. indica (Wight) Aellen;