Caylusea abyssinica (Fresen.) Fisch. & C.A. Mey.Annotated by Frank Lomer, 2013.
British Columbia: New Westminster, 100 m south of Brunette Ave, 250 m west of Braid Street, 20 m south of railroad tracks. Elev. 4 m
49.23° N, 122.88° W,
Datum: Unknown. Coordinate Source: Verbatim from Collector/Sheet.
On soil bank of dirt landfill dump. Single plant, erect with upright branches and long flower spikes; petals small, white and 5-lobed, seeds exposed on a siliate-fringed placenta; I have never seen this plant anywhere; identified in 2013; native to east Africa, including Ethiopia, where it is used as a vegetable, no explanation why it popped up here.
Frank Lomer 94-254, 1994 Oct 22
UBC, Accession: V239196