Asteraceae FAMILY
Reichardia picroides
Reichardia picroides
Edibility
5/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Reichardia picroides is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot. It forms a basal rosette of leaves with flowering stems that can grow up to 45cm tall. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated as a salad crop.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeMediterranean - found through most of the region, but absent from Egypt and Israel
HabitatCultivated soil and waste places[ 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. ].