Asteraceae FAMILY
Agoseris glauca
Agoseris glauca
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Agoseris glauca is a stemless, herbaceous, perennial plant producing a rosette of leaves that grow from a taproot. The plant grows 2 - 60cm tall, exceptionally to 90cm[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Yukon to Ontario and Michigan, south to California, Arizona and New Mexico.
HabitatWet meadows, stream margins, swales, other moist sites, grasslands, steppes, meadow habitats, slightly alkaline or saline sites, mostly in silts, clays, and other fine-textured soils; at elevations from 100 - 2,500m[ 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. ].