Talk:Ombú

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First of all, the ombu is not a tree but an overgrown bush. It does not have rings, it doesn't grown like a tree, it has no bark and not enough lignine to qualify as one.

Second, no one ever drinks any hot drink made of the leaves of the ombu, unless they want to induce defecation though if the brew is strong, it might induce vomiting, all reactions to poisoning. Actually, it is a well known joke to mix crushed and dried ombú leaves in 'yerba mate' to induce these effects when drunk as tea.

I was about to edit the article because, as the previous poster says, it's not a tree but a herb. Also, the Pampas (most of them, at least) are one of the most fertile and humid regions of Argentina, so calling the Ombú "the only native tree in the pampas because it doesn't need much water to survive" implies forgetting that thousands of tons of maize and corn are grown there...

Furthermore, 75 millimetres aren't 30 inches, they're at most three inches. To finish, there's at least another very common and perhaps native tree to the Pampa: the Caldén.