Asteraceae FAMILY
Eurybia macrophylla
Eurybia macrophylla
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eurybia macrophylla is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing 15 - 110cm tall from a branched, rhizomatous rootstock. The roots spread freely, sending up erect, unbranched, single stems at intervals, often forming extensive, dense colonies[ 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. ]. More known as an ornamental plant that can be used as a ground cover, the plant has traditionally been used as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and Eastern N. America - Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Tennessee and Georgia.
HabitatMoist to dry soils, hemlock-northern hardwoods, beech-maple or pine forests, Appalachian spruce-fir forests, aspen, pine or open spruce woodlands, thickets, clearings, shaded roadsides; at elevations up to 1,300 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. ].