| Alepidea peduncularis | |
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| Herbarium sheet of thetype specimen ofAlepidea peduncularis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Alepidea |
| Species: | A. peduncularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alepidea peduncularis | |
Alepidea peduncularis is an edibleperennialherb native to themontanegrasslands ofEast andSouth Africa.
The plant bears a flowering stalk about 70 cm in height, and abasal rosette of leaves with distinctively fringed margins.[1] The leaves are edible, and the roots are used in medicine.[2]
