Descurainia antarctica
an annual member of the Descurainia genus in the family Brassicaceae.
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Descurainia
- Life cycle
- annual
- Height
- 0.08 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Self
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Self
Uses
Edible uses
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Seed - raw or cooked. It can be ground into a meal and used with cereal powders in making bread etc[1].
- Plant part
- Seed
Environment
- Range
- Southern S. America.
- Habitat
- Sand and gravel beaches, sandstone cliffs, saline flats in Lepidophyllum scrub to 20 metres above sea-level and north to latitude 40° 30' south[1].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerances
- high wind, maritime exposure
- Wind
- Yes
- Maritime
- Yes
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
- Salinity
- tolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring in situ.
Cultivation
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We have very little information on this species but it should succeed as a spring-sown annual in Britain. See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.
References
Moore. D. M. Flora of Tierra del Fuego. Anthony Nelson. 1983-00-00 ISBN 0-904614-05-0