Asteraceae FAMILY

Xanthisma grindelioides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Xanthisma grindelioides is a perennial plant with stems that become somewhat woody, at least at the base, and can persist. Growing from a taproot, it produces a dense clump or mound from 3 - 35cm 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 and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Alberta to Saskatchewan, south to Arizona and New Mexico

HabitatDry open places, often on alkaline soils[ 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. ]. Gypseous or sandy plains or badlands; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,400 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. ].