Pedaliaceae FAMILY
Harpagophytum procumbens
Harpagophytum procumbens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
The plant has very spiny fruits that lay on the ground and can cause serious damage to the feet[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
The plant grows in the arid tropics and subtropics where mean annual rainfall can be within the range 200 - 600mm[2]. Succeeds in both clay and sandy soils[3].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Harpagophytum+procumbens>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
- [2]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [3]The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants — Chevallier. A. · Dorling Kindersley. London · 1996 · ISBN 9-780751-303148 ↩︎An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world.