Apiaceae FAMILY
Smyrnium olusatrum
Smyrnium olusatrum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Smyrnium olusatrum is a Biennial up to 1.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope to Asia. Naturalized 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. ].
HabitatHedges and waste places, often near the sea[ 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. ].