Crabbea
Crabbea is a genus of flowering plants native to eastern and southern Africa. They are generally low-growing perennial herbs. The five-petaled flowers are surrounded by prickly bracts.
The small leaves of some species of Crabbea are used as part of a Xhosa food called imifino, or as a condiment or relish to accompany grains. A Xhosa common name for these plants is krakrisa.
As of 2020, there are 13 accepted species in the genus:
- Crabbea acaulis
- Crabbea albolutea
- Crabbea cirsioides
- Crabbea coerulea
- Crabbea glandulosa
- Crabbea kaessneri
- Crabbea longipes
- Crabbea migiurtina
- Crabbea nana
- Crabbea pinnatifida
- Crabbea thymifolia
- Crabbea velutina
- ''Crabbea zambiana''