Asteraceae FAMILY
Centaurea calcitrapa
Centaurea calcitrapa
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Centaurea calcitrapa is a Biennial up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope. Probably introduced in Britain[ 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. ].
HabitatWaysides and waste places on sandy, gravelly and chalky soils[ 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. ].