Colchicaceae FAMILY

Burchardia umbellata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Burchardia umbellata is a herbaceous perennial plant, growing from 10 - 65cm tall from a corm and tuberous roots. One or two basal, grass-like leaves up to 60cm long are produced plus a usually unbranched flowering stem[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 397 Title Australian Native Plants Society Publication Author Website http://anpsa.org.au/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

HabitatHeaths, flats, open forests and low hillsides in all regions[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. , 193 Title Wild Food Plants of Australia. Publication Author Low. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson. Year 1989 ISBN 0-207-14383-8 Description Well presented, clear information and good photographs. An interesting read for the casual reader as well as the enthusiast ]. Open forests, woodlands and heath, often in damp or swampy areas, especially in coastal districts[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. , 397 Title Australian Native Plants Society Publication Author Website http://anpsa.org.au/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc. ].