Chrozophora obliqua

Chrozophora obliqua
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At a glance

Lifecycle
Perennial (hardy)
Exposure
Full sun

Cultivation

A monoecious plant, not flowering for several years and then flowering and dying. 50

Edible uses

The seed is used as a butter substitute.

Medicinal uses

The fruit and the leaves are used in the treatment of whooping cough and as an appetite stimulant.

Habitat

Dry places.

Native range

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, to India.

Same genus