Senecio graveolens

Wedd.

Chachacoma

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What to Eat

Dried leaves are served as a spice and used to prepare soups.

It is a temperate plant.

Chile, South America,

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

An herb of the Asteraceae family found in temperate regions.

There are over 1000 Senecio species.

References (1)

Aldunate, C. et al, 1983, Ethnobotany of pre-Altiplanic Community in the Andes of Northern Chile. Economic Botany 37( ) p 120-134