Asteraceae FAMILY
Galactites tomentosus
Galactites tomentosus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Galactites tomentosus is a spiny, annual to biennial plant growing around 20 - 70cm tall[ 2247 Title Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (1) Publication Author Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors) Publisher Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient; Year 2018 ISBN 978-84-491-1472-4 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern Mediterranean - Macaronesia, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Balkans, Morocco, Algeria, TunisiaMediterranean.
HabitatUncultivated ground and waste places in dry and sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,300 metres[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. , 89 Title Flowers of the Mediterranean. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Huxley. A. Publisher Hogarth Press Year 1987 ISBN 0-7012-0784-1 Description A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses. ].