Asteraceae FAMILY

Wyethia amplexicaulis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Wyethia amplexicaulis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a relatively large taproot; the erect stems are usually around 15 - 60cm tall, occasionally reaching 100cm[ 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 RangeCentral and Western N. America - Washington to Montana, south to Nevada and Colorado

HabitatOpen, not too dry hillsides and dry meadows in the foothills[ 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. ]. Wet to dry, open sites, meadows, sagebrush scrub, yellow-pine forests at elevations of 400 - 3000 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. ].