Caprifoliaceae FAMILY
Valerianella locusta
Valerianella locusta
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Valerianella locusta is an annual 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 RangeEurope, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to N. Africa and W. Asia.
HabitatCultivated ground, waste places, hedgebanks, dunes etc, usually on dry soils[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].