Azorella fuegiana Speg.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Azorella

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 5 cm tall. The leaves are 2-6 mm long by 1-4 mm wide. The fruit are 2-3 mm long by 1-2 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Empetrum heath, open Chiliotrichum scrub, open grassland, sands and rock crevices from sea level to 250 metres. Extends northwards as far as latitude 50°south. Found at elevations up to 1,100 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Azorella fuegiana world distribution map, present in Argentina and Chile

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27741-2
WFO ID wfo-0000558080
COL ID K5SS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Azorella dusenii Azorella fuegiana Azorella mesetae