Chascanum pinnatifidum

Botanical Description

Chascanum pinnatifidum is a perennial plant forming small, dense tufts of growth from 10 - 50cm tall from a woody base. The stems can become more or less woody and persist. The leaves, stems and calyx are densely hairy[ 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. , 775 Title Gemsbok Bean and Kalahari Truffle Publication Author Leffers A. Publisher Gamsberg MacMillan; Namibia. Year 2003 ISBN 99916-0-491-X Description Details of the traditional uses of over 200 species of plants in northeastern Namibia. Written for the non-expert, there is usually at least one photograph with each plant entry. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.