Berro Amarillo

Description:

Andean Monkey flower
Family: Phrymaceae.
Perennial plant growing up to 35cm.
Mimulus species tend to concentrate sodium chloride and other salts absorbed from the soils in which they grow in their leaves and stem tissues. Native Americans and early travelers in the American West used this plant as a salt substitute to flavor wild game. The entire plant is edible, but reported to be very salty and bitter unless well cooked. The juice squeezed from the plant's foliage was used as a soothing poultice for minor burns and skin irritations.

Planta perenne que alcanza una altura de hasta 35cm. Tallos suculentos y glabros.

Habitat:

It grows between 27ºLat S and 43ºLat S in areas adjacent to the Andes Range. It needs permanently moist areas.

Crece entre la III y X región de Chile (27ºLat S a 43ºLat S), ocupando sitios húmedos, también en Argentina.