Apiaceae FAMILY

Laserpitium latifolium

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Laserpitium latifolium is an erect, robust herbaceous perennial plant that usually grows around 80 - 100cm tall, though it can be as small as 40cm or as tall as 200cm[ 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMost of Europe, but absent from north and east Russia, Nederlands, UK, Ireland, Portugal and the Balkans

HabitatWoods and rocky places in mountains and valleys, favouring calcareous soils but tolerating silecious substrates if the soil is rich in humus[ 100 Title Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1969 ISBN 0192176218 Description An excellent and well illustrated pocket guide for those with very large pockets. Also gives some details on plant uses. , 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs. ]. Dry, stony places on mountains[ 460 Title Flora Medica Publication Author Lindley J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans: London Year 1838 ISBN Description A massive work - many of the botanical names have changed, but the book is still a wealth of information. ].