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Ouret leucura
Ouret leucura
- Botanic Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Author
- (Moquin) Kuntze
Common Names
- Aerva
- Foam Bush
- Haemorrhoid Bush
- White Head
Geographical Habitats
- Angola
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Cape Province
- Natal
- Northern Provinces
- Orange Free State - South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zaire
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Natural Habitats
- Shrubland
- woodland
- forest edges
- streamside
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Perennial erect, prostrate of scrambling herb to 1.5m with tomentose or lanate stems. Pilose leaves to 100mm x 36mm. Terminal spikes or panicles. Male, female & hermaphrodite flowers, lanate mucronate tepals to 2.5mm long. Fruit capsule 1mm wide.
Used as a vegetable
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