Boraginaceae FAMILY
Amsinckia tessellata
Amsinckia tessellata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Amsinckia tessellata is an annual plant with a branched stem that can grow from 30 - 150cm tall The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Washington to Idaho, south to northern Mexico and New Mexico
HabitatRoadsides and dry open slopes and flats, often in disturbed soil[ 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. ]