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Arracacia papillosa

Arracacia papillosa is a perennial herb of the carrot family, native to oak forest slopes in Jalisco, Mexico, at 2,000 to 3,000 m. It is a wild species of little horticultural use, grown mainly by botanists or enthusiasts of high-elevation Mexican flora.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich loam with good organic content.
Temperature
10 to 22 °C; protect from frost and sustained heat above 28 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Mexico (Jalisco)
Climate
subtropical

About

Arracacia papillosa is a plant species native to the Mexican State of Jalisco. It occurs on steep slopes in oak forests at elevations of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft).

Arracacia papillosa is an herb up to 1 m tall. Flowers are purple. The species is unusual in the genus in having short, stiff hairs covering the fruit.

Other Arracacia plants

Arracacia filipes · Arracacia macvaughii · Arracacha · Arracacias

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arracacia papillosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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