White Tidytips (Layia glandulosa)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Layia glandulosa is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed. The seeds can be ground into a powder and used with other ground seeds in a mush or porridge. — The seeds can be ground into a powder and used with other ground seeds in a mush or porridge.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry open places in deserts and foothills, especially in sandy soils. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)