Fabaceae FAMILY

Argyrolobium tuberosum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Argyrolobium tuberosum is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing a single, unbranched or slightly branched stem 40 - 90cm tall from a tuberous rootstock[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S. Africa

HabitatSandy river banks and grassland; at elevations around 1,700 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].