Asteraceae FAMILY
Agoseris aurantiaca
Agoseris aurantiaca
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Agoseris aurantiaca is a stemless, herbaceous, perennial plant producing a rosette of leaves that grow from a taproot. The plant grows 8 - 40cm tall, exceptionally to 80cm[ 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 harvsted from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeN. America from Alaska to Quebec, south to California and New Mexico
HabitatWet meadows, bogs, muskegs, stream and lake margins, montane to alpine habitats, or ± drier sites of open forests and mountain slopes, various soils, often disturbed areas, roadsides; at elevations from 200 - 3,600 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. ]