Asteraceae FAMILY

Encelia farinosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Encelia farinosa is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California to Utah and Arizona.

HabitatDry stony slopes to 1000 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. ]. Coastal scrub, stony desert hillsides from sea level to1000 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. ].