Lotoides Adesmia (Adesmia lotoides)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Adesmia lotoides is a PERENNIAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Rhizome. No further details. — No further details.

Habitat & North American Range

Open soil and sand, coastal scrub to 40 metres in Tierra Del Fuego and north to 50° in Chile and 41° in Argentina. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)