Amaryllidaceae FAMILY
Dichelostemma volubile
Dichelostemma volubile
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dichelostemma volubile is a Corm up to 3.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California.
HabitatClay or granite, bushy or open slopes below 750 metres in California, where it clambers over shrubs[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].