Amaryllidaceae FAMILY
Dichelostemma pulchellum
Dichelostemma pulchellum
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dichelostemma pulchellum is a Corm up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California.
HabitatPlains and hillsides[ 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. ] on dry open ridges and grassy meadows to 1800 metres[ 42 Title Hardy Bulbs.; Including Half-hardy Bulbs and Tuberous and Fiberous-rooted Plants Publication Author Grey. C. H. Publisher Williams & Norgate. Year 1938 ISBN - Description Rather dated now, but an immense work on bulbs for temperate zones and how to grow them. Three large volumes. ].