Amaryllidaceae FAMILY
Pancratium maritimum
Pancratium maritimum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The bulb is somewhat poisonous[ 100 Title Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1969 ISBN 0192176218 Description An excellent and well illustrated pocket guide for those with very large pockets. Also gives some details on plant uses. ].
Botanical Description
Pancratium maritimum is a Evergreen Bulb up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeS. Europe.
HabitatMaritime sands or just above the high tide mark, along the Atlantic coast[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. , 90 Title Bulbs Publication Author Phillips. R. and Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30253-1 Description Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat. , 129 Title Alpine Garden Society Bulletin. Volume 56. Publication Author ? Publisher Alpine Garden Society Year ISBN - Description Excerpts from the periodical. Some details on Corydalis spp. ].