Menyanthaceae FAMILY
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthes trifoliata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Menyanthes trifoliata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, N. and C. Asia, Morocco.
HabitatShallow water on the edges of ponds and in marshy ground, usually in acid soils[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 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. , 24 Title Making a Wildlife Garden. Publication Author Baines. C. Publisher Year ISBN Description Fairly good with lots of ideas about creating wildlife areas in the garden. ].