Polygonaceae FAMILY
Eriogonum alatum
Eriogonum alatum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eriogonum alatum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Nebraska to Texas, west to Colorado and California.
HabitatSandy to gravelly flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, and sagebrush communities, oak, pinyon and/or juniper, and montane conifer woodlands at elevations of 300 - 3100 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. ].