Brassicaceae FAMILY

Hirschfeldia incana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hirschfeldia incana is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. Europe - Greece to Turkey. Naturalized in Britain.

HabitatNaturalized in sandy places in the Channel Islands, it is also a casual in southern England[ 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. ].