Funastrum gracile
(Decne.) Schtldl.
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Description
A perennial climbing vine in the Apocynaceae family, found in temperate semi-arid regions of Argentina from sea level to 1,000 m elevation.
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Edible Uses
The stems and leaves are ground and cooked as a vegetable, typically eaten with salt. The fruit and flowers are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The stems and leaves are ground and cooked as a vegetable eaten with salt.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grow in semi-arid regions. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Paraguay, South America*,
Notes
Also put in the family Asclepiadaceae.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Arenas, P. and Scarpa, G. F., 2006, Edible wild plants of the Chorote Indians, Gran Chaco, Argentina. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Vol. 153 (1): pp 73-85
- Scarpa, G. F., 2009, Wild food plants used by the indigenous peoples of South American Gran Chaco: A general synopsis and intercultural comparison. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 83:90-101
