Orobanchaceae FAMILY
Orobanche fasciculata
Orobanche fasciculata
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Orobanche fasciculata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Indiana to Yukon and British Columbia, south to California and Arizona.
HabitatSandy 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. ], where it is parasitic on the roots of Eriogonum and Artemisia spp[ 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. ], to 3200 metres in California and north to British Columbia[ 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. ].