Calochortus coeruleus
(Kellogg) S. Watson
Beavertail grass, Blue star tulip
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Bulb
The bulbs are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in part shade often in grassy areas. It grows between 900-2,500 m in northern California.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A bulb plant. The flowers are light blue. There can be 18 flowers on one stem.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Calochortus coeruleus, often misspelled as Calochortus caeruleus, is a bulbous plant of the lily family. It is known by the common name beavertail grass or blue star tulip.
Notes
There are about 60-100 Calochortus species. There are 7-9 species in tropical America. They have also been put in the family Calochortaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Calochortus maweanus Leichtlin ex BakerCyclobathra coerulea Kelloggand others
References (1)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Calochortus maweanus)
