Skunk Weed (Navarretia squarrosa)

Family: Polemoniaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Sometimes misspelt as Navarretia squanosa.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - parched, ground into a powder and eaten dry. It is very small and fiddly to use. — Seed - parched, ground into a powder and eaten dry.; It is very small and fiddly to use.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry flats and fields in mixed woods below 800 metres in California. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)