Asteraceae FAMILY
Wyethia angustifolia
Wyethia angustifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Wyethia angustifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a relatively large taproot; the erect stems are usually around 15 - 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, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Washington, Oregon, California.
HabitatSeasonally moist meadows[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. Meadows, open grassy slopes, chaparral, wet to dry openings in pine and pine-oak forests; at elevations from 20 - 2,100 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. , 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. ].