Fabiana densa

Remy

Tara

Solanaceae

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What to Eat

Edible parts: ?

Where to Find It

It is a warm temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 2,700-4,500 m above sea level.

Argentina, Chile, South America,

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

How to Identify

A shrub. It grows 40-120 cm tall. The leaves are alternate and needle like. They are 3-5 mm long by 0.2-0.5 mm wide. The flowers can be in the axils of the leaves or at the ends of branches. The flowers are tube shaped and light coloured.

How to Grow

They can be grown by cuttings.

Medicinal Uses

It has antibacterial properties.

Notes

There are about 25 Fabiana species. They grow in the warm temperate parts of South America. It has antibacterial properties.

Names & Synonyms

Tarataratola, Tolilla

Fabiana clarenii Dammer

References (2)

Aldunate, C. et al, 1983, Ethnobotany of pre-Altiplanic Community in the Andes of Northern Chile. Economic Botany 37( ) p 120-134
Etherington, K., & Imwold, D., (Eds), 2001, Botanica's Trees & Shrubs. The illustrated A-Z of over 8500 trees and shrubs. Random House, Australia. p 322 (Genus)