Crassulaceae FAMILY
Dudleya edulis
Dudleya edulis
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dudleya edulis is a Evergreen Perennial up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - S. California.
HabitatRocky hillsides below 1,000 metres[ 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. ]. High elevations in the Sonoran Desert[ 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. ].