Twinspurs
Diascia integerrima

Family: Scrophulariaceae

What it is like

An erect herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-90 cm tall. The stem is reddish brown, woody and branched. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are narrow and small. The flowers are in groups at the ends of the branches. The flowers are small and 10 mm long. They have long stalks are pink. The fruit is an oval smooth capsule.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia

How it is used for food

The young leaves are used as a potherb.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Balao-ba-litoeba, Malane-a-konyana

Synonyms

Diascia moltenensis Hiern; Nemesia hastata Benth.;