Calyceraceae FAMILY

Boopis australis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Boopis australis is a low-growing perennial plant with a rhizomatous rootstock. It grows around 10 - 30cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern S. America - Argentina, Chile

HabitatOpen sands and gravels by the coast and estuaries, to elevations of 60 metres, from Tierra Del Fuego and north to latitude 39°s in Argentina[ 69 Title Flora of Tierra del Fuego. Publication Author Moore. D. M. Publisher Anthony Nelson. Year 1983 ISBN 0-904614-05-0 Description Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses. ].