Apiaceae FAMILY

Sium sisarum

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sium sisarum 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeOriginal habitat is obscure, possibly in E. Europe or Asia.

HabitatNot known in a truly wild situation but found as an escape from cultivation in damp places[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].