Rosaceae FAMILY
Sanguisorba occidentalis
Sanguisorba occidentalis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sanguisorba occidentalis is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia to California.
HabitatGrassy flats, especially on semi-wasteland or where the soil is moist in spring, sagebrush and woodland[ 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. ].