Ullucus tuberosus

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Botanical name
Ullucus tuberosus
Family
Basellaceae
Genus
Ullucus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Ullucus tuberosus

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Ullucus tuberosus but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Basella tuberosa Chenopodium tuberosum Gandola tuberosa Melloca peruviana Melloca tuberosa Ullucus aborigineus Ullucus aboriginus Ullucus kunthii Ullucus tuberosus f. albiflorus Ullucus tuberosus f. rubrifiorus Ullucus tuberosus f. rubriflorus Ullucus tuberosus subsp. aborigineus Ullucus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus

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