Scientific
name
Celosia trigyna1
Family name
Amaranthaceae
Local name(s)
Torchata (Konsogna)
General description
It is an annual weed with its spikes
alternatively coloured white, pink and white again.
Edible part(s),
preparation methods and palatability
Leaves are consumed boiled like cabbage.
Konso farmers reported that when prepared with butter it is very delicious
and liked by people. It is eaten both in bad and good times (mostly available
in March and April).
Agroecology
Widely grown in the lowlands and midlands
as a weed.
Propagation
method(s)
Propagates by seeds.
Sample location
(s)
Jarso Kebele, Konso
Remarks
1 Parts of the following
description have been taken from Stroud A, Parker C, 1989: p. 14/15
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