Hemizonia fasciculata
(DC) Torr. and Gray.
Clustered tarweed
Asteraceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family found in temperate to Mediterranean climates of California.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled to a thick tarry liquid and eaten, traditionally in times of famine.
Traditional Uses
Plant boiled to a thick tarry liquid then eaten in times of famine.
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Distribution
It is a temperate to Mediterranean climate plant. California
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
References (4)
- 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)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 259
- PALMER
- Yanovsky, E., 1936, Food Plants of the North American Indians. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No 237. Washington, D.C.
