Brassicaceae FAMILY
Descurainia antarctica
Descurainia antarctica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Descurainia antarctica is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.08 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern S. America.
HabitatSand and gravel beaches, sandstone cliffs, saline flats in Lepidophyllum scrub to 20 metres above sea-level and north to latitude 40° 30' south[ 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. ].