Gentianaceae FAMILY

Centaurium spicatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Centaurium spicatum is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. Europe, Asia, Australia - all mainland states.

HabitatDamp grassy or sandy places near the sea in S. Europe[ 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. ].