Petalostemon candidus
(Michx.) Willd.
White prairie clover, Prairie clover, White-tassel flower
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - tea, Roots, Leaves, Flowers
The dried leaves are brewed as a tea-like drink. The roots can be eaten raw. Flowers are also edible.
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 temperate herbaceous plant in the Fabaceae (legume) family, commonly known as white prairie clover.
Notes
There are about 160 Dalea species.
Names & Synonyms
Dalea candida Michx.
References (6)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 104, 109
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 1839
- Fl. bor.-amer. 2:49, t. 37. 1803 "candidum" - Michaux did not cite Willdenow, who in fact cited Michaux\; a genus of masculine gender fide ICBN Art. 62.2(a)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 64
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
