Lycopodioides Azorella (Azorella lycopodioides)

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

Azorella lycopodioides is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft). 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 peats in Magellanic moorland, feldmark, dwarf shrub heath and open scrub from sea level to 1000 metres. The range extends northwards as far as latitude 36° 30´south. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)