Asteraceae FAMILY
Barkleyanthus salicifolius
Barkleyanthus salicifolius
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Barkleyanthus salicifolius is an erect, much-branched shrub growing up to 250cm tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamenta where it succeeds in semi-arid climates.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeC. America to southern N. America - El Salvador and Honduras, north to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas
HabitatOpen slopes, Juniperus forest, Quercus forest, gallery forest, tropical deciduous forest, xerophilous scrub and secondary vegetation; at elevations from 1,300 - 3,100 metres, though mainly around 2,000 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].