Loasaceae FAMILY

Mentzelia multiflora

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mentzelia multiflora is an erect, biennial plant with a solitary stem and a candelabra form. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern central N. America - Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico

HabitatDry sandy and gravelly places below 2000 metres in creosote bush scrub and deserts in California[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].