Asteraceae FAMILY

Centaurea jacea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Centaurea jacea is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope. Naturalized in Britain.

HabitatHedgerows, uncultivated land and waste ground[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. ].