Coastal Tidytips (Layia platyglossa)

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

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. It can be used as a piñole, or can be ground into a powder and used with other ground seeds in a mush or porridge.. — It can be used as a piñole, or can be ground into a powder and used with other ground seeds in a mush or porridge..

Habitat & North American Range

Grassy flats by the coast, below 100 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)