Asteraceae FAMILY
Thelesperma filifolium
Thelesperma filifolium
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thelesperma filifolium is a Annual/Biennial up to 1.00 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and Southern N. America - South Dakota, Missouri and Nebraska to Colorado, Texas and Mexico.
HabitatCalcareous barrens and plains[ 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. ]. Dry soils[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].