Common Horseweed (Conyza canadensis)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Conyza canadensis is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from June to October, and the seeds ripen from July to October. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Bees, flies. It is noted for attracting wildlife.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring sweets, condiments and soft drinks. — Young leaves and seedlings - cooked.; Boiled, cooked in rice or dried for later use.; A nutritional analysis of the leaves is available.; The source of an essential oil that is used commercially for flavouring sweets, condiments and soft drinks.

Habitat & North American Range

Light soils on waste and cultivated land, also on walls, avoiding acid soils in Britain. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)