Smallanthus sonchifolius

Botanical Description

Smallanthus sonchifolius is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock; it produces a clump of stout stems around 100 - 200cm tall[ 1951 Title A Taxonomic Study of Polymnia (Compositae) Publication Brittonia 17, 144–159 (1965). Author Wells J.R. Website https://doi.org/10.2307/2805240 Publisher Year 1965 ISBN Description ]. The plant can produce heavy yields of edible, sweet tasting tubers and has long been cultivated for these in the Andes. The plant is also grown for these tubers on a small scale outside the plant's native range.[ 1 Title RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1951 ISBN - Description Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]). , 300 Title Vegetables in the Tropics Publication Author Tindall. H. D. Publisher MacMillan, Oxford. Year 1983 ISBN 0-333-24268-8 Description An excellent, in-depth look at the main vegetable crops that can be grown in the Tropics, plus many less well-known plants. ].