Bigelow Coreopsis
Coreopsis bigelovii
Ray flowers (apparent petals) have nearly square tips; grows 12" to 20" high.
Found in desert gravelly slopes, creosote bush scrub, Joshua tree woodland, pinyon-juniper woodland.
Up to 5000 ft.
Blooms March-May
Desert Habitat:
Coreopsis bigelovii (Gray) Hall
Bigelow's Tickseed; Asteraceae
Kawaiisu Food (Sweetener)
Stems chewed for the sweet juice.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 21)
Kawaiisu Food (Vegetable)
Whole plant eaten fresh or cooked and fried in grease and salt.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 21)
Kawaiisu (Vegetable)
Raw, bruised leaves eaten boiled or with salt.
Zigmond, Maurice L. 1981 Kawaiisu Ethnobotany. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 21)
Tubatulabal Food (Unspecified)
Leaves used extensively for food.
Voegelin, Ermine W. 1938 Tubatulabal Ethnography. Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84 (p. 15)
Plant & Wildflower Glossary