Convolvulaceae FAMILY

Convolvulus scammonia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Convolvulus scammonia is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean, to W. Asia.

HabitatScrub and forest margins[ 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. ].