Papaveraceae FAMILY
Glaucium flavum
Glaucium flavum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
Root is poisonous.
Botanical Description
Glaucium flavum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeUsually near the coast in W. Europe, including Britain, to the Mediterranean and W. Asia.
HabitatShingle banks by the coast[ 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. ].