Brassicaceae FAMILY
Megacarpaea megalocarpa
Megacarpaea megalocarpa
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Megacarpaea megalocarpa 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 RangeE. Europe to C. Asia.
HabitatSaline semi-deserts[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ]. Deserts, dry clayey and solonetzic steppes, occasionally on rocks and stony slopes[ 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. ].