Apiaceae FAMILY

Orogenia linearifolia

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Orogenia linearifolia is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.15 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Montana to W. Colorado and west to Utah and Washington.

HabitatOpen mountain sides and ridges, often in sandy or gravelly soils[ 85 Title Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Publication Author Harrington. H. D. Publisher University of New Mexico Press Year 1967 ISBN 0-8623-0343-9 Description A superb book. Very readable, it gives the results of the authors experiments with native edible plants. ], and often near vernal snow banks where it blooms as soon as the snow melts[ 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. ].