Northern Bushcraft

Groundnut

Potato Bean
  • beans are edible raw.
  • tuber is edible when cooked.
  • tuber can be boiled, fried or baked.
  • tuber can be peeled, parboiled, and dried for storage.
  • dried tuber can be ground into flour.
  • tuber can be harvested throughout the year.
  • tuber is best when collected between late autumn and spring.
  • cooked tuber has an appealing potato-like taste.
  • grows in moist lowlands and thickets.
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