Diposis, Arjona and Azorella

[stevil]

I was reading an article about wild gathered plants in Patagonia and came across several tuberous edibles I haven't seen before:

Diposis patagonica or YOCÓN (an umbellifer) - the roots are eaten raw, roasted. This area is in a cold area with snow in winter.

Another tuberous species collected in this area is Arjona (PFAF lists this one - in the Santalaceae):
www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Arjona patagonica

The final one, also an Umbellifer, is Azorella monanthos. Other Azorellas are included in PFAF. I've seen Azorella fuegiana in the botanical gardens in Tromsø in the far north of Norway, so this one might grow here. It's low growing and looks woody (picture attached)

Anyone know any of these?

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[atash]

Sorry, no, but thank you for sharing the information. I too have often wondered about edible plants from southern South America, but they seem to thin out fast along with the population density of people to look for them and develop them.

[orflo]

Stephen,
good finds there!! Just tell us where to find seeds I knew about the existance of the first and the last, but the second one is completely unknown to me, and, as for any info, nothing from my side...