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Useful Temperate Plants

Boopis australis

Decne.

Calyceraceae

+ Synonyms

Acarpha australis (Decne.) Griseb.

Boopis leptophylla Speg.

Boopis squarrosa Miers

Common Name:

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General Information

Boopis australis is a low-growing perennial plant with a rhizomatous rootstock. It grows around 10 - 30cm tall.
The plant is 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 - Argentina, Chile

Habitat

Open sands and gravels by the coast and estuaries, to elevations of 60 metres, from Tierra Del Fuego and north to latitude 39°s in Argentina[
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 *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.20 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Boopis australis is found from the cold temperate regions of Tierra del Fuego north to warm temperate regions of Argentina at elevations from sea level to 1,750 metres.
The plant is found in a variety of soil types in the wild, including sandy, clayey, rocky and saline. It is likely to be resistant to maritime winds. It will probably require a well drained soil and a sunny position, and will be more likely to be killed by winter wet than by cold[
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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].

Edible Uses

Root - roasted[
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 - possibly best sown in a greenhouse in early spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-10-12. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Boopis+australis>

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