Balbisia gracilis (Meyen) Hunz. & Ariza

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Francoaceae > Balbisia

Characteristics

A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20-70 cm tall. The leaves are divided into three and the end one is divided into three. The segments are narrowly sword shaped.
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It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Balbisia gracilis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28798-2
WFO ID wfo-0000558765
COL ID 7S9YW
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Synonyms

Ledocarpon reynoldsii Balbisia gracilis Martiniera potentilloides Wendtia trigyna Larrea trigyna Wendtia reynoldsii Hyperum trididum Wendtia trigyna var. poeppigiana Wendtia gracilis Wendtia poeppigiana