Orobanchaceae FAMILY
Orobanche cernua
Orobanche cernua
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Orobanche cernua is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean to E. Asia.
HabitatRocky slopes, especially in Lahul, 1500 - 3300 metres from Pakistan to C. Nepal in the Himalayas[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].