Boraginaceae FAMILY
Lithospermum officinale
Lithospermum officinale
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lithospermum officinale is a herbaceous perennial plant that can grow around 50 - 100cm tall[ 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 and east to western Siberia, central China and the Himalayas
HabitatHedges, bushy places and woodland borders, usually on basic soil[ 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. ].