Malvaceae FAMILY
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Italy to the Caspian sea.
HabitatSeaside bogs of the Caspian littoral, along the west and south coasts[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].