Asteraceae FAMILY
Leucanthemum vulgare
Leucanthemum vulgare
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Leucanthemum vulgare 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 RangeEurope, including Britain, from Lapland south and east to the Mediterranean and Siberia.
HabitatA common weed of grassy fields on all the better types of soil, avoiding acid soils and shade[ 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. ].