Fascicularia bicolor
(Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
BromeliaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Chile, South America,
How to Identify
A pineapple like herb. The leaves are 50 cm long. They have spines along the edge.
How to Grow
It can be grown by seeds.
Names & Synonyms
Calilla, Chupalla, Chupon, Poe, Punene
Billbergia bicolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. & Schult.f.Bromelia bicolor Ruiz & Pav.and others
References (3)
- Cordero, S. E., Abello, L. A., & Galvez, F. L., 2017, Plantas silvestres comestibles y medicinales de Chile y otras partes del mundo. CORMA p 266
- Leon-Lobos, P., et al, 2022, Patterns of Traditional and Modern Uses of Wild Edible Native Plants of Chile: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Plants (Basel) v 11 (6) Table S1
- Rapoport, E. H. & Ladio, A. H., 1999, Plantas comestibles. Bosque Volume 20 No. 2. ISSN 0314-8799
