Asteraceae FAMILY
Crepis vesicaria
Crepis vesicaria
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Crepis vesicaria is a biennial plant growing up to.80cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern Europe to the Mediterranean - Germany to Portugal, throughout the northern Mediterranean, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
HabitatWaysides, walls, railway banks and waste places, especially in calcareous soils; at elevations up to 150 metres[ 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. ].