Apiaceae FAMILY

Silphiodaucus prutenicus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Silphiodaucus prutenicus is a biennial plant growing from a long, thin rootstock; it can grow around 50 - 120cm 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 medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral, southern and eastern Europe - Portugal, Spain, France and Germany east to eastern European Russia.

HabitatOak, larch-pine forests, pine forests, illegal fellings, shrubs[ 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. ].