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Latin name
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Cussonia paniculata (paniculata refers to the branched flower heads)
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Common name
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Cabbage Tree, Kiepersol
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Location
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Along the eastern side of the country, usually on rocky slopes.
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Description
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Leaf: Compound, hand shaped, 7 to 9 leaflets all grow from the same point on the leaf stem. Margin is coarsely toothed. 600mm.
Flowers (January to April) green-yellow densely packed on branched stalks.
Fruit (May to June). Small purple berry like fruit, tightly packed on spikes. Fruit 6mm.
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Edible
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Definitely not, but they don?t look tempting.
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Medicinal
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Water can be obtained from the fibrous roots.
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Garden uses
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Makes a good accent plant that is frost and drought resistant.
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Interesting
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Used for brake blocks for ox wagons.
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