Senecio multicapitatus
Greenm. ex Rydb.
Ragwort groundsel
AsteraceaeSeeds/Nuts
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University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO-V)
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO-V)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The roasted, ground seeds are made into cornmeal flat cakes in times of food shortage. The root bark is used as a chewing gum.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the Asteraceae family.
References (2)
- Etkin, N.L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 71
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 526
