Asteraceae FAMILY
Lygodesmia grandiflora
Lygodesmia grandiflora
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lygodesmia grandiflora is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Idaho to Wyoming, south to Arizona and New Meico.
HabitatOpen dry places in valleys and foothills[ 212 Title A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Publication Author Craighead. J., Craighead. F. and Davis. R. Publisher The Riverside Press Year 1963 ISBN 63-7093 Description Excellent little pocket guide to the area, covering 590 species and often giving details of their uses. ]. Open sites, alluvial, sandy, or gravelly soils, juniper-sagebrush scrub at elevations of 1200 - 2800 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].