Accession Data

Pollichia campestris

Common Name: Waxberry, Suikerteebossie

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Country of Origin: eastern Africa

Description: 20-60cm straggling shrublet; white flowers all year; edible white berries.

Formerly included in Illecebraceae, all of which is now included in Caryophyllaceae.

Uses: Fruits chewed for sore throat.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8

Accession #: 200100492

Accession Date: 2001-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2114

Quantity: 2

Source: Silverhill Seeds

Culture: Sow Autumn or Spring

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Caryophyllaceae

SubFamily: Paronychioideae

Tribe: Paronychieae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Descriptive text adaped from Silverhill Seeds online catalogue
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, October 05, 2018.
  3. Pollichia campestris at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, October 05, 2018.

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Pollichia campestris
Pollichia campestris