Asteraceae FAMILY

Jacobaea maritima

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids which are highly toxic to the liver, so the plant should not be used internally[ 254 Title The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Publication Author Chevallier. A. Publisher Dorling Kindersley. London Year 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148 Description An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world. ].

Botanical Description

Jacobaea maritima is an evergreen perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow up to 60cm tall and wide[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is commonly grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its attractive foliage, and can be grown as a dwarf hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMediterranean region - Portugal, Spain France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

HabitatMaritime cliffs in S.W. England[ 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. ], mainly on limestone[ 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. ].