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Crepis vesicaria

Crepis vesicaria

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitBiennial
Growth—

See the plants native habitat for ideas on its needs[PFAF]. C. vesicaria is a large aggregate species that it sometimes divided into various sub-species[1]. Plants are usually biennial, but they can be perennial or even annual[1].

Propagation

Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ either as soon as it is ripe in late summer or in the spring. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Crepis+vesicaria>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]Flora of the British Isles. — Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. · Cambridge University Press · 1962 · ISBN - ↩︎A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
  2. [2]Les Salades Sauvages — Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière · Not given. · 1994 · ISBN 2-906128-04-X ↩︎A lovely little book about some wild salads in France. Written in French.
  3. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎