Apiaceae FAMILY

Bupleurum fruticosum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bupleurum fruticosum is an evergreen shrub with long upright, rather densely leafy branches; it can grow up to 3 metres tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a low hedge or ground cover. It has other potential uses - in medicine and as a source of essential oils

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. Europe to N. Africa. Occasionally 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. ].

HabitatSunny hills, walls and rocky places.