Polygonaceae FAMILY
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum inflatum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eriogonum inflatum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwestern N. America - Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, N.Mexico, Utah and Mexico.
HabitatSandy to gravelly washes, flats, and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, mesquite, and sagebrush communities, pinyon and/or juniper woodlands at elevations of-30 - 1800 metres[ 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. ].