Sphenoclea zeylanica | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Sphenocleaceae |
Genus: | Sphenoclea |
Species: | S. zeylanica
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Binomial name | |
Sphenoclea zeylanica | |
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Sphenoclea zeylanica, called chickenspike, gooseweed, and wedgewort, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Sphenoclea, native to Africa, Madagascar, tropical and subtropical Asia, and Australia. [3] It is widely introduced in the New World tropics and subtopics from the southern United States to northern Argentina. [2] Its young leaves are edible and are occasionally eaten, perhaps with a light boiling. [3] A common weed of rice paddies, it can cause yield losses from 25 to 50%. [4]
eaten…with grated coconut
The dirty dozen