Cymopterus fendleri
| Cymopterus fendleri | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Cymopterus fendleri (common name: fendler's springparsley)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe if this is possible. Sow stored seed as early in the year as possible in a greenhouse. As soon as they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring or autumn might be possible.
Cultivation: We have almost no information on the needs of this species and do not know if it is hardy in Britain. We suggest growing it in a sunny position in a well-drained light or medium soil[K].
Range: South-western N. America - Arizona.
Habitat: Found at an altitude of 1500 - 1800 metres in Arizona.
Edibility: Leaves - cooked[1][2][3][4]. The plant has a particularly strong and pleasant odour, it is used as a flavouring in soups and stews[5][6].
Root - raw or cooked[6]. Used as a flavouring[1][2][3]. An aromatic flavour[4].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. acaulis fendleri. (Gray.)Goodrich.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.