Asteraceae FAMILY

Cicerbita alpina

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cicerbita alpina is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMountainous regions of C. Europe, including Britain, from Norway to the Pyrenees.

HabitatA very rare native of Scotland, growing on alpine rock in moist places[ 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. ].