View photos of the edible plant Anoda crenatiflora (Thicket anoda).

Anoda crenatiflora is locally common, but nationally scarce. It’s only found in Santa Cruz County, AZ and the Big Bend area of TX. Greater populations exist in Mexico. As edibles go, it has the same uses/taste as Anoda cristata; however, due to its rarity, I never eat more than a handful or so of the leaves; nor do I gather it to take home.

Photos were taken in the upper foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains (south side).