Apiaceae FAMILY
Azorella fuegiana
Azorella fuegiana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Azorella fuegiana is a low-growing, perennial plant producing one or more stems from a spreading, rhizomatous rootstock The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern S. America - Chile.
HabitatEmpetrum heath, open Chiliotrichum scrub, open grassland, sands and rock crevices from sea level to 250 metres. Extends northwards as far as latitude 50°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. ]. Found at elevations up to 1,100 metres.