Herb: Yellowray Goldfields


Latin name: Lasthenia glabrata


Family: Compositae



Edible parts of Yellowray Goldfields:

Seed - raw or cooked. The seed can be parched and eaten dry or made into a powder and eaten dry or cooked like a porridge.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Annual


Height:
30 cm
(11 3/4 inch)

Flowering:
May to
July

Habitat of the herb:

Heavy soils, vernal pools, low alkaline fields, hillsides etc, especially in grassland and alkaline marshes, to 1300 metres.

Propagation of Yellowray Goldfields:

Seed - sow early to mid spring in situ. Seed can also be sown in situ in early to mid autumn but this sowing will normally require some protection from winter cold.

Cultivation of the herb:

Heavy soils, vernal pools, low alkaline fields, hillsides etc, especially in grassland and alkaline marshes, to 1300 metres.

Medicinal use of Yellowray Goldfields:

None known

Known hazards of Lasthenia glabrata:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.