Asteraceae FAMILY
Madia gracilis
Madia gracilis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Madia gracilis is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia to California.
HabitatOpen or partially shaded slopes or flats in grasslands, meadows, shrublands, woodlands, and forests, disturbed sites, stream banks, roadsides, coarse to fine textured soils, sea level to 2500m[ 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. ].