Layia chrysanthemoides
(DC. ex DC.) A. Gray
Smooth tidytips
AsteraceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
America, 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 in the daisy family found in temperate regions. It produces seeds that are edible.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Layia chrysanthemoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name smooth tidytips, or smooth layia. It is endemic to California, where it lives in several types of habitat along the coast and in inland hills and valleys, and the Central Valley.
Names & Synonyms
Blepharipappus chrysanthemoides GreeneOxyura chrysanthemoides DC.
References (1)
- 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 61
