Achyrachaena mollis
Schauer
Blow wives
iNaturalist· cc-by-sa
(c) Vincent Weber, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Vincent Weber
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Sandy Bernhard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sandy Bernhard
iNaturalist· cc-by
(c) Sula Vanderplank, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sula Vanderplank
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The seeds are roasted and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are roasted and eaten.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It is native to California in the USA. It grows between sea level and 300 m in California.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
There is only one Achyrachaena species.
References (3)
- Anderson, M. K., 2012, Edible Seeds and Grains of California Tribes and the Klamath Tribe of Oregon in the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology Collections, University of California, Berkeley. USDA p 50
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
- Del. sem. hort. Vratisl. 3. 1837 (Linnaea 12(Litt.):82.1838)
