Carolina desert chicory
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Canada, North America, USA

How it is used for food

The sweet roots are used as food.

Edible parts

Roots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Leafy-stemmed dandelion

Synonyms

Barkhausia caroliniana Nutt.; Barkhausia laevigata var. ramosa Hook.; Chondrilla laevigata Pursh; Leontodon carolinianus Walter Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. georgianus (Shinners) H. E. Ahles; Pyrrhopappus georgianus Shinners; Sitilias caroliniana (Walter) Raf.;