Brassicaceae FAMILY
Erysimum hieraciifolium
Erysimum hieraciifolium
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Erysimum hieraciifolium is a Biennial/Perennial up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and northern Europe to eastern Asia in Siberia, the Himalayas, China and Mongolia.
HabitatOpen damp grasslands at elevations of 1600 - 3500 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].