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Asparagaceae FAMILY

Brodiaea elegans

Brodiaea elegans

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brodiaea elegans is a perennial plant producing a cluster of grass-like leaves and a flowering stem from a fibrous-coated corm; it can grow 10 - 50cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant produces new corms at the base of the old one, in time forming a cluster of plants[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwest N. America - Oregon, California.
HabitatGrasslands, meadows, open woodlands; at elevations up to 2,200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].