Orobanchaceae FAMILY

Orobanche ludoviciana

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Orobanche ludoviciana is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Illinois to South Dakota, Saskatchewan, Nebraska, Texas, Arizona and California.

HabitatGrows on sandy soils[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ] on the plains where it is parasitic on the roots of Ambrosia spp and other members of the Compositae[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. It is found below 1200 metres in California[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].