Boraginaceae FAMILY
Amsinckia lycopsoides
Amsinckia lycopsoides
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Amsinckia lycopsoides is an erect, annual plant with a branched stem, growing 15 - 75cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The plant has become a widespread weed of pasture land in Australia[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Alaska to California
HabitatDry open slopes and flats, often in disturbed soil[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]