Fabaceae FAMILY

Trifolium burchellianum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

Eating this plant can cause bloat, especially if larger quantities are consumed[ 1151 Title Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 7 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Government Printing Office; Washington Year 1900 ISBN Description A botanical journal. Rather dated, but it includes an ethnobotanical report from California and an early monograph of N. American Apiaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].

Botanical Description

Trifolium burchellianum is an ascending to prostrate, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot. The plant produces new roots at leaf nodes, forming a mat of growth 5 - 20cm tall The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as a green manure and as a ground cover and ornamental[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and southern Africa - Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Lesotho, S. Africa

HabitatOccurs in lightly grazed coastal areas, roadsides, upland and highland grasslands, openings in evergreen forests, bamboo forests and moorland; at elevations up to 3,700 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].