Hydrocharitaceae FAMILY
Vallisneria spiralis
Vallisneria spiralis
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vallisneria spiralis is a Evergreen Perennial It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern Europe, north to France south to the tropics. Naturalized in Britain[ 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. ].
HabitatStill and flowing water[ 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. ]. In Britain it is found in ponds that are heated by the effluent from mills[ 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. ].