Apiaceae FAMILY
Coelopleurum lucidum
Coelopleurum lucidum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Coelopleurum lucidum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Siberia. Northern N. America - Alaska to northern California.
HabitatBeaches and bluffs by the coast and occasionally inland in western N. America[ 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. ]. Rocky and gravelly coastal to sub-alpine meadows[ 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. ].