Apiaceae FAMILY

Osmorhiza chilensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Osmorhiza chilensis is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America, S. America.

HabitatDeciduous Nothofagus forests and moist shaded cliffs to 200 metres in S. Chile north to latitude 31°s[ 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. ].