Rosaceae FAMILY
Potentilla palustris
Potentilla palustris
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Potentilla palustris is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.45 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Iceland south and east to the Pyrenees, temperate Asia and Japan.
HabitatMarshes, bogs, acid fens and wet heaths[ 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. ].