Lythraceae FAMILY
Lythrum portula
Lythrum portula
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lythrum portula is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, incl Britain, mainly central and northern areas but not the Arctic, east to the Caucasus.
HabitatMuddy margins of pools and puddles, but not in calcareous soils[ 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. ].