Azorella filamentosa
Lam.
Apiaceae
Azorella chamitis Pers.
Azorella integrifolia Raeusch.
Bolax filamentosa (Lam.) Spreng.
Bolax integrifolia Spreng. ex Steud.
Chamitis integrifolia Gaertn.
Common Name:
General Information
Azorella filamentosa is a dwarf, much branched perennial plant producing extensive soft cushions of growth 8 - 10cm tall from a woody rootstock.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Occasional plants produce only male flowers.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
69- Title
- Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Moore. D. M.
- Publisher
- Anthony Nelson.
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN
- 0-904614-05-0
- Description
- Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses.
Range
Southern S. America - Chile, Falkland Islands.
Habitat
Gravels, rocks and peat, scrub and grassland from sea level to 100 metres. It extends northwards as far as latitude 51°south[
69- Title
- Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Moore. D. M.
- Publisher
- Anthony Nelson.
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN
- 0-904614-05-0
- Description
- Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses.
] Bogs in the lower alpine region. Usually found up to the lower alpine region, occasionally to the alpine.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 0.10 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Species in this genus generally require a position in full sun in a well-drained gritty soil[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Edible Uses
Root - raw or cooked[
69- Title
- Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Moore. D. M.
- Publisher
- Anthony Nelson.
- Year
- 1983
- ISBN
- 0-904614-05-0
- Description
- Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - we have no details for this species but suggest sowing the seed in late winter in a cold frame. Grow on for at least the first winter in a greenhouse or frame and plant out in late spring.
Division.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
