Edible Portion: Seeds, Spice An evergreen tree. It grows to 10 m high and spreads to 3 m across. The stem is erect and it is intricately branched giving thetree a crown which is spreading and graceful. The leaf stalks are long. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are broadand heart shaped....
Edible Portion: Seeds, Cereal A grass. There are several named cultivated varieties. It grows each year from seeds. It grows 45-90 cm tall. The leaves are20 cm long by 3-7 mm wide. The flower panicle is 25 cm long. The spikelets are 1-3 cm long. The grain is 6 mm long.
Edible Portion: Leaves, Seeds A shrub. It grows 1.5 m high and spreads 1.5 m wide. There is a dense mass of stems. The leaves are narrow and have blunt tips. They have a mealy white appearance. The flowers are small and yellow. The fruit are papery and have 4 wings. They arecrowded into short...
Edible portion:Fruit, Herb, Spice, Leaves - flavouring A small much branched evergreen tree. It grows up to 5-6 m tall with short sharp spines. It spreads to 3 m across. The leaves are small and dark green. There are narrow wings on the leaf stalk. The leaf blade is about 5 cm long by 3 cm wide...
Edible Portion:Leaves - Flavouring A large annual herb. The stems are upright and often red. It can grow 1.6 m tall. The leaves are finely divided with leafletsalong the stalk and teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and yellow and are in
Key ResourceEdible Portion: Flowers A herb. It has a dense mat of rhizomes 3-5 mm across. There is a deep woody taproot. The stems can be erect or lie over.They are 5-35 cm long and 2-3 mm across. They can be hollow. The leaves have 4 leaflets. They are 4 cm long by 2 cm wide.The flowers are in the axils of...
Edible Portion: Kernel, Seeds, Nuts, Vegetable A large tree up to 40 m tall and 1 m through at the base. The bark is rough. The leaves are large and can be round, triangular orhave several lobes. The leaves have a pale colour. The leaves are alternate, silvery green and crowded near the tips....
Edible Portion: Seeds, Leaves A tall tree. It grows 40 m tall. The crown is dark green. The bark is thin and grey. The leaves are divided with leaflets along thestalk. There are 1-4 pairs of leaflets. These are 5-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide and the top ones are the largest. The flowers arein groups...
Edible Portion: Leaves, Seeds A tree. It grows to 30 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. The trunk is stout and up to 1 m across. The crown is rounded. The tree is usually divided near the base into large spreading branches. The bark is pale grey and slightly rough. The leaves are 18-25...
Key ResourceEdible Portion: Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairsof pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends ofbranches. The...