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Hymenopappus lugens

Common name:		Family:	Compositae
Author:	Greene.	Botanical references:
Synonyms:	Hymenopappus filifolius lugens ((Greene.)Jeps.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Western N. America - Washington to California.
Habitat:	Dry, often sandy or gravelly places in foothills and plains[60].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	H. filifolius var. lugens[B,C,CAL,P] H. gloriosus[B,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Idaho Hymenopappus [P],
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Asterales. Renamed to Asteraceae -- Aster family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
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Physical Characteristics

Perennial growing to 1m. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

Root - chewed by the Indians[61, 177]. Used as a chewing gum[161].

Medicinal Uses

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Emetic, odontalgic[61].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

This species is seen as no more than a part of the very polymorphic species H. filifolius Hook. by most authorities[60].
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Propagation

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Web References

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens (a possible synonym).

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

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References

[60] Hitchcock. C. L. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press 1955
A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader.

[61] Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974 ISBN 0094579202
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.

[161] Yanovsky. E. Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.

[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.

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