Iridaceae FAMILY
Tigridia pavonia
Tigridia pavonia
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tigridia pavonia is a perennial, stemless plant growing about 60cm tall from an underground corm. The plant has been used as a source of food by native peoples for many hundreds of years[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. A very attractive flowering bulb, it is grown as an ornamental in tropical to warm temperate areas.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeSouthern N. America - Mexico, south through C. America to Honduras.
HabitatOak and pine forests, it is also frequent on roadsides and in semi-wild habitats[ 90 Title Bulbs Publication Author Phillips. R. and Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30253-1 Description Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat. ].