Slime Lily (Albuca canadensis)

Family: Hyacinthaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring. Form: Irregular or sprawling.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The succulent stems are chewed to allay thirst. They are rather mucilaginous. This use is listed for A. major, but since this species is so closely related it almost certainly has the same use. — The succulent stems are chewed to allay thirst.; They are rather mucilaginous.; This use is listed for A.; major, but since this species is so closely related it almost certainly has the same use.

Habitat & North American Range

Deep sandy soils on flats and lower slopes, usually near the sea. (Zone 9)