Asteraceae FAMILY

Chondrilla juncea

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The seeds are said to be poisonous.

Botanical Description

Chondrilla juncea is a Biennial/Perennial up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. and W. Europe, north to N. France.

HabitatDry open habitats[ 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. ].