Plantaginaceae FAMILY
Plantago maritima
Plantago maritima
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Plantago maritima is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, Hungary and Russia.
HabitatShort turf in salt marshes near the sea and by streams in mountains, usually in saline or wet 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. ].