Caprifoliaceae FAMILY
Succisa pratensis
Succisa pratensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Succisa pratensis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a fibrous rootstock; it produces stems usually 15 - 40cm tall, occasionally to 80cm[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeThroughout Europe, east to Turkey, central Asia and west Siberia. N. Africa - Madeira, Algeria and Tunisia
HabitatMeadows, pastures, marshes, fens and damp woods[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 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. ] on slightly acid or calcareous soils[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].