Fabaceae FAMILY

Lessertia frutescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lessertia frutescens is a prostrate to erect, deciduous shrub growing from 50 - 170cm tall[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 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. ]. The plant is a popular medicinal herb in southern Africa, where it is often harvested from the wild. It is also grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its fine form, striking colour and luminous flowers[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa, Lesotho

HabitatIn low rainfall areas with low shrubs and sparse ground cover, on sandy soils, often on roadsides and disturbed areas; at elevations around 1,000 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. ].