Fourcroya sp.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Flower bud

The flower buds are eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Ecuador, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical plant in the Asparagaceae family (formerly classified in Agavaceae), presumably now known as Furcraea.

Also put in the family Agavaceae.

References (1)

Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603