Hoffmannseggia erecta
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Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 100-3,200 m above sea level.
Argentina, Chile, South America,
How to Identify
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 4-25 cm tall.
Names & Synonyms
Hoffmannseggua falcaria var. andicola Hook. & Arn.Hoffmannseggia nana Chodat & WilezekHoffmannseggia patagonica Speg.
References (3)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 421
- Molares, S. & Ladio, A., 2012, The Usefulness of Edible and Medicinal Fabaceae in Argentine and Chilean Patagonia: Environmental Availability and Other Sources of Supply. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Volume 2012, Article ID 901918, 12 pages, Hindawi Publishing Corporation.
- www.hidawi.com/journals/ecam/2012/901918/tab1/
