Descurainia antarctica

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It grows 15-60 cm tall. There are leaves at the base and on the stem. They are twice divided. They are 2-7 cm long. There are 3-7 lobes. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are narrow and 6-15 mm long by 1.6 mm wide. The seeds are 1 mm long by 0.5 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows below 600 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Argentina (country/location of origin), Chile, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Descurainia canescens var. purpureola Speg.; Descurainia glandulifera (Speg.) Gilg. & Muschl.; Sisymbrium antarcticum E. Fourn. and others