Article Nº 0890 Plant Vol. I · pp. 513–514
Cenoura da rocha (Monizia edulis)
Monizia edulis, an ornamental umbellifer with edible chestnut-flavoured underground stems, found in Curral das Freiras, Deserta Grande and the Selvagens.
A plant with a thick underground stem and flowering stems 3 to 8 decimetres tall, with triangular leaves, the lower ones 3–4 times pinnatisect; umbels with 20–25 rays; petals white or violet. This umbellifer, which is highly ornamental, has been found in
Curral das Freiras (‘nuns’ fold’), on Deserta Grande (‘great deserted island’) and on the Savage Islands (Selvagens); its underground stems are edible and have a flavour somewhat reminiscent of chestnuts. The cenoura da rocha is also known as nozelha.
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