Caryophyllaceae FAMILY
Corrigiola littoralis
Corrigiola littoralis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Corrigiola littoralis is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwestern Europe, including Britain, from Denmark south and east to N. and E. Africa, W. Asia.
HabitatSandy gravelly banks of ponds at two sites only, one in S. Devon and the other around Helston in Cornwall[ 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. ].