Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Pollichia campestris

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pollichia campestris is a perennial plant with much-branched stems that can vary in height from 8 - 150cm. The stems are more or less woody, especially in their lower parts[ 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

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, S. Africa

HabitatGrassland, bushland, open woodland, waste places; often in sandy soils; at elevations from sea level to 2,340 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 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. ].