Wyethia angustifolia Nutt.

California compassplant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Wyethia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Seasonally moist meadows, open grassy slopes to 1600 metres in California. Meadows, grassy slopes, chaparral, wet to dry openings in pine and pine-oak forests, 20-2100 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

The seeds are eaten in pinole. The stems are eaten raw. The seeds are dried and stored for later use.
Uses dye food medicinal spice
Edible leaves seeds stems
Therapeutic use Diaphoretic (leaf), Febrifuge (leaf), Dermatological Aid (root), Pulmonary Aid (root), Emetic (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Wyethia angustifolia flower picture by OJC (cc-by-sa)
Wyethia angustifolia flower picture by Stephanie Thompson (cc-by-sa)
Wyethia angustifolia flower picture by Kymberly Brewster (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Wyethia angustifolia world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:260749-1
WFO ID wfo-0000078294
COL ID 5C4DM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Helianthus longifolius Wyethia foliosa Wyethia robusta Alarconia angustifolia Helianthus hookerianus Leighia hookeriana Wyethia angustifolia var. foliosa Wyethia angustifolia var. angustifolia Wyethia angustifolia