Leptosiphon ciliatus
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Whiskerbrush
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers - tea
The flower heads are used as a substitute for coffee.
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 herb. It grows each year from seed. It is hairy. It has thin stems 30 cm tall. The leaves have needle like lobes up to 2 cm long. There is a flowering shoot at the tip of the stem with 1 or more flowers. These have hairy tubes 2.5 cm long. They are pink and yellow.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Leptosiphon ciliatus (syn. Linanthus ciliatus) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name whiskerbrush.
Names & Synonyms
Gilia ciliata Benth.Linanthus ciliatus (Benth.) Greenand others
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 307 (As Linanthus ciliatus)
