Phlox longifolia
Nutt.
Cold desert phlox
PolemoniaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten as greens with meat.
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 standing 25 cm tall with narrow leaves 5-22 mm long by 1.3 mm wide. It is used as a famine food.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Phlox longifolia, the longleaf phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae. It is native to British Columbia and the western and west-central United States, but is absent west of the Cascades. A perennial subshrub reaching 15 in (38 cm) but usually shorter, it is typically found in dry, open situations such as slopes, rocky areas, and plains.
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Names & Synonyms
Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) Hellerand many others
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 392 (As Phlox stansburyi)
