Gilia sinuata
Douglas ex Benth.
Rosy gilia, Rosy phlox
PolemoniaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are parched, ground and kneaded into seed butter and eaten with drinks or used on bread.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Canada, 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 fleshy herb. It grows 25 cm tall. It grows each year from seed. The flowering shoots have 1-3 flowers in a cluster. The fruit is a capsule.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Gilia sinuata is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names rosy gilia and rosy phlox. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to New Mexico, where it can be found in a number of open habitats, generally in sandy soil, and at elevations from 500 to 7500 feet.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 248
