Mentzelia dispersa
S. Watson
Bushy blazingstar
LoasaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are parched and ground into a peanut butter-like paste, and stored for later use.
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 herbaceous plant in the Loasaceae family with seeds that are harvested for food.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Mentzelia dispersa is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae known by the common name bushy blazingstar. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to the Dakotas, where it grows in many types of habitat.
Names & Synonyms
Acrolasia dispersa (S. Watson) DavidsonAcrolasia latifolia Rydb.Mentzelia albicaulis var. integrifolia S. WatsonMentzelia compacta A. NelsonMentzelia dispersa var. compacta (A. Nelson) J. F. Macbr.Mentzelia dispersa var. latifolia (Rydb.) J. F. Macbr.Mentzelia integrifolia (S. Watson) Rydb.Mentzelia latifolia (Rydb.) A. Nelson
References (2)
- Anderson, M. K., 2012, Edible Seeds and Grains of California Tribes and the Klamath Tribe of Oregon in the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology Collections, University of California, Berkeley. USDA p 30
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 342
