Asteraceae FAMILY

Centaurea depressa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Centaurea depressa is a Annual/Perennial up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - Iran and the Caucasus. Naturalized in S.E. Europe[ 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. ].

HabitatFields and roadsides to 2300 metres in S. Europe[ 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. ].