Schoepfiaceae FAMILY

Arjona patagonica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Arjona patagonica is a herbaceous, perennial plant with one to several, branched stems about 20cm tall growing from a fusiform rootstock. A number of oblong tubers around 15mm long are produced on small roots growing from the main root[ 1078 Title The Journal of the Linnean Society Botany Vol 17 Publication Author Publisher Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer; London Year 1880 ISBN Description Contains an early treatment of the genus Arjona. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern S. America - Argentina, Chile

HabitatSands and shingle, open grassland and scrub from sea level to 250 metres from Tierra Del Fuego north to latitude 50°s in Chile[ 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. ].