Azorella trifurcata Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Azorella

Characteristics

A herb which forms a cushion or compact mound. The leaves are grey-green and leathery. They are 2-5 mm long by 2-5 mm wide. They have 3 lobes. The flowers are yellow and in heads.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.45 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Coastal sands, gravels and rocky areas; streambanks; open grassland; dry Empetrum heath and forest margins; At elevations up to 200 metres in Tierra Del Fuego and north to latitude 51°south in Chile, 41°south in Argentina.
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It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,500 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 6-9.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Kidney (unspecified), Sclerosis(Glands) (unspecified), Liver (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Azorella trifurcata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:838647-1
WFO ID wfo-0000558159
COL ID K5V2
BDTFX ID 85467
INPN ID 610622
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Synonyms

Azorella crassifolia Bolax gilliesii Bolax trifurcatus Chamitis tricuspidata Chamitis trifurcata Azorella albida Azorella gilliesii Azorella rahmeri Azorella trifurcata Azorella trifuscata Azorella utriculata Fischera caespitosa Azorella caespitosa Azorella triscuspidata Azorella trifurcata var. normalis Azorella trifurcata var. rahmeri Chamitis complicata