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The Desert Candle although not edible, is related to broccoli and mustard which are part of the Brassica family. Similar to these vegetables, it gets small flowers arranged in characteristic fashion.
This is a heat and drought tolerant plant with an interesting form and very pretty flowers. The plant itself resembles a tall candle with a flame on top. Its stalk is yellow and linear, averaging about 28-30 inches tall (roughly 70 cm) with small, reddish-purple flowers atop with four petals, so it resembles a beautiful candle in the desert.
Desert Candles grow wild in Southern California and Nevada. It is part of the wild flora of the hot Mojave Desert.
You can find many of these plants and more wildflowers within your Bakersfield Field Office.
Source: BLM.gov Gardening Know How
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