Fabaceae FAMILY
Hoffmannseggia burchellii
Hoffmannseggia burchellii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hoffmannseggia burchellii is a shortly erect or decumbent to ascending herbaceous perennial plant, producing stems 12 - 45cm long from a woody rootstock. The stems are more or less woody and can persist. The root-stock, at least in subsp. Burchellii, bears fusiform tubers up to 15cm long[ 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible roots.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Africa.
HabitatSandy soils[ 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ]. Wooded grassland, mixed woodland; dry riverbeds; on Kalahari sand; at elevations from 900 - 1,200 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. ].