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24. Sep. 2023
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30. Jän. 2024
Łódź, Botanical Garden
Native to Central Mexico and Central America.
Ornamental plant.
Pot plant.
Edible plant - flower petals are used in salads; roots cooked and used as a vegetable, a bitter flavour; a sweet extract of the tuber, called 'dacopa', is used as a beverage or as a flavouring. It is mixed with hot or cold water and sprinkled on ice cream.
Herbal plant - roots are rich in the starch inulin, whilst not absorbed by the body, this starch can be converted into fructose, a sweetening substance suitable for diabetics to use.
Usable plant - an orange dye is obtained from the flowers and seed heads.