Boraginaceae FAMILY
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hydrophyllum occidentale is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
HabitatThickets, dense or open woods and moist open places[ 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. ].