Owls Claws (Helenium hoopesii)

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

Bloom Color: Orange, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Irregular or sprawling, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

A chewing gum is obtained from the roots. — A chewing gum is obtained from the roots.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich soils in coniferous forests, in meadows along stream sides and on wet slopes, 2250 - 3300 metres in the Southern Rockies. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)