Asteraceae FAMILY
Lasthenia glabrata
Lasthenia glabrata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lasthenia glabrata is an annual plant with an erect, branched stem; it can grow up to 60cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an annual in gardens.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California, Baja California Norte.
HabitatHeavy soils, vernal pools, low alkaline fields, hillsides etc, especially in grassland and alkaline marshes; at elevations up to 1,300 metres[ 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. ].