Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Monolepis nuttalliana

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Monolepis nuttalliana is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Manitoba to California, Texas and New Mexico.

HabitatWaste places, lawn edges, gardens etc in dry, saline and alkaline soils[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 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. , 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].