Apiaceae FAMILY

Eryngium creticum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eryngium creticum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS.E. Europe - Balkans and the Aegean.

HabitatFields and rocky places, usually in dry soils[ 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. , 148 Title Herbs of Greece. Publication Author Niebuhr. A. D. Publisher Herb Society of America. Year 1970 ISBN - Description A pleasant little book about Greek herbs. ].