Filamentosa Azorella (Azorella filamentosa)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Azorella filamentosa is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.2 m (0ft 6in). It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - raw or cooked. — Root - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Gravels, rocks and peat, scrub and grassland from sea level to 100 metres. It extends northwards as far as latitude 51°south. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)