Apiaceae FAMILY

Sison amomum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sison amomum is a Biennial up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern and western Europe from Britain and France to the Mediterranean, W. Asia and Algeria..

HabitatHedgebanks and roadsides[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ], usually on calcareous soils[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. ].