Martyniaceae FAMILY
Proboscidea louisianica
Proboscidea louisianica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Proboscidea louisianica is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern N. America - Indiana to Iowa, Utah, Texas and New Mexico.
HabitatRiver banks and waste places[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Naturalized as a weed in Portugal and S.E. Russia[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].