Brassicaceae FAMILY

Stanleya elata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Stanleya elata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America.

HabitatDesert washes and slopes, especially in seleniferous soils, 1300 - 2200 metres in California[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].