Caprifoliaceae FAMILY
Valerianella carinata
Valerianella carinata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Valerianella carinata 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 RangeCentral and southern Europe, including Britain, to N. Africa and the Caucasus.
HabitatArable land, banks, old walls and rocky outcrops[ 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. ].