Priva laevis
Juss.
VerbenaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
The tubers and roots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Argentina, Chile, South America,
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the vervain family (Verbenaceae) with opposite leaves, grown for its edible tubers and roots.
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 517
