Sisyrinchium sp.

Amachoka

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulbs

The bulbs are eaten.

It is a temperate plant.

Chile, South America,

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

A grass-like temperate herb in the iris family (Iridaceae) with edible bulbs.

There are about 90-100 Sisyrinchium 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