Cotyledon edulis
Brewer
Crassulaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A temperate herb or small shrub of the Crassulaceae family with edible leaves.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
There are about 12 Cotyledon species. Many have been put in other genera.
Synonyms
Possibly now Tylecodon
References (2)
- 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)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 222
