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Species Name
Launaea
intybacea (Jacq.) Beauv.
Family
Asteraceae
Local Name(s)
Hankolayita (Konsogna)
General description
It is a noxious herb weed widely
growing in farm- and in bushland. It has got a milky sap. Flowers are yellow
in color.
Edible part(s),
preparation methods and palatability
The leaves are boiled and used like
a cabbage during food shortage periods. The leaves need to be boiled properly
in order to reduce or avoid its natural bitterness. As a weed this plant
is usually growing on farm fields and germinates earlier than the planted
crop. In normal times the species is uprooted as a weed. But when food
shortage occurs, the plant is kept and harvested at an early stage.
Agroecology
Found in the
mid- and lowlands and in farmers' fields.
Propagation
Method(s)
Vegetative by
rhizomes.
Sample location(s)
Vicinity
of Konso town, Konso
Remarks
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Young 'Hankolayita' plant in a freshly
ploughed farm field near Konso town, Konso |
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