Agoseris aurantiaca - Mountain Dandelion
Famille: Compositae, Genre: Agoseris
Vivace (0.6m de haut).
Habitat
- Exposition
- Plein soleil
- Humidité
- Sol sec à moyen.
- Sol
- Lm. Nécessite un sol drainant. Tolère les sols pauvres.
- pH
- Sol acide ou calcaire
- Habitat originel
- Meadows and woods from moderate to high elevations[60].
- Origine géographique
- Western N. America from Canada to California.
Comestibilité
- Leaves - cooked as a spinach [46, 61, 105, 161, 177].
- The root juice has been used as a chewing gum [257].
Usages médicinaux
- A cold infusion of the plant is used as a lotion for treating wounds [257].
- The wet leaves were rubbed onto swollen arms, wrists or ankles [257].
Culture
- Prefers full sun and a sandy loam low in nutrients [133, 200].
Propagation
- Graines - semez au printemps sous serre .
- The seed usually germinates in 2 - 6 weeks at 15°c [133].
- As soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer or late in the following spring .
- Division with care in spring [200].
- The plants do not like a lot of root disturbance so it is best to pot up the divisions and keep them in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are established .
Calendrier
- En fleur
- 7 - 8
- Maturité des graines
- 8 - 9
Pollinisation
- Type de fleur
- Hermaphrodite (les fleurs ont des organes mâles et femelles)
- Auto-fertile
- Non
- Pollinisateurs
- Insectes
Divers
- Pollution
- Non
- Autres réferences
- [60, 200]
Réferences
[46] Dictionary of Economic Plants. 1959.
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
[60] Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. 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.
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] A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. 1974.
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.
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.
[105] Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. 1976.
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
[133] Growing from Seed. Volume 1. 1987.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
[161] Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237.
A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
[177] Plants for Human Consumption. 1984.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[200] The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. 1992.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[257] Native American Ethnobotany 1998.
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
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