Azorella selago
Hook.f.
Apiaceae
Common Name:
Drawing of the plant
Photograph by: Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1856-1901)
Public domain
General Information
Azorella selago is a low-growing, perennial plant forming a dense cushion of growth up to 100cm in diameter[
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.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
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
Feldmark, often with other cushion plants; at elevations from 450 - 1,100 metres[
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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 0.60 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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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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