Asteraceae FAMILY

Layia glandulosa

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Layia glandulosa 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 - Washington to California, east to New Mexico.

HabitatDry open places in deserts and foothills, openings in scrub, woodlands, forests, grasslands, and meadows, gravelly or sandy soils, sometimes dunes from sea level to 2700 metres[ 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. , 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. ].