Asteraceae FAMILY
Tragopogon crocifolius
Tragopogon crocifolius
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tragopogon crocifolius is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.80 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeS. Europe - Italy.
HabitatCultivated land and stony ground in the mountains[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. ].