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Soap Root
Chlorogalum
Chloros "green" Gala "milk or juice"
Physical Characteristics
The Soap Root plant grows 7-15cm from the bulb. The bulb has a thick fibrous coat.
Above ground the soap root has wavy leaves from 20 - 70 cm tall and 6-25 mm wide.
The soap root plant grows from late winter to early spring.
Habitat
You can find soap root in:
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coastal bluffs
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grasslands
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chaparral
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oak woodlands
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