Eriogonum baileyi
S. Wats.
Bailey's buckwheat
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are pounded into a meal and eaten dry or mixed with water to make a drink.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows between 500-2,900 m above sea level.
North America, USA,
How to Identify
A herb. It grows each year from seed. The stem is erect and has a wooly coat. It grows 50 cm tall. The leaves are at the base of the plant and are round and woolly. The flowering shoot has many clusters of flowers. The flowers are white or pink.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Eriogonum baileyi is a species of wild buckwheat that is commonly known as Bailey's buckwheat. It is native to the western United States, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of sandy habitat, such as desert and sagebrush. Eriogonum baileyi is an annual herb. It produces a spreading to erect, often wool-coated stem up to about half a meter tall. Leaves are woolly, round and located at the base of the plant. The inflorescence is a branching cyme bearing many clusters of flowers. The individual flowers are 1 to 2 millimeters wide and white or pink in color.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 221
