Beschorneria spp
Asparagaceae Edible: Flowers
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Description
Like an agave. The leaves are in rings. The leaves are 1.5 m long and sword shaped. They are fleshy and blue-green. The flowers have coloured bracts around them. (The stamens are shorter than the perianth members distinguishing them from Agave.) The fruit is a capsule with many seeds.
Edible Uses
The flowers are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Australia, Mexico, North America,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed, suckers or division.
Notes
There are 7 Beschorneria species. Also put in the family Agavaceae.
References (2)
- Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 233
- Marinelli, J. (Ed), 2004, Plant. DK. p 331
