Rosaceae FAMILY

Filipendula ulmaria

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Filipendula ulmaria is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stout rhizomatous rootstock, it forms a large upright clump of stems, usually growing around 90 - 120cm tall, occasionally reaching 180cm[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its fragrant flowers and attractive foliage.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeTemperate Eurasia fom Iceland and western Europe to eastern Siberia, Mongolia, western China (Xinjiang) and Iran

HabitatWet ground in swamps, marshes, fens, wet woods and meadows, wet rock ledges and by rivers, but not on acid peats[ 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. ].