Ranunculaceae FAMILY

Aquilegia vulgaris

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is poisonous though the toxins are destroyed by heat or by drying[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 19 Title Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Stary. F. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1983 ISBN 0-600-35666-3 Description Not very comprehensive, but easy reading. ]. Although this plant contains alkaloids, no cases of poisoning to humans or other mammals have been recorded[ 76 Title Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. Publication Author Cooper. M. and Johnson. A. Publisher HMSO Year 1984 ISBN 0112425291 Description Concentrates mainly on the effects of poisonous plants to livestock. ].

Botanical Description

Aquilegia vulgaris is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of basal leaves with one or more flowering stems that can grow 30 - 72cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food. Often cultivated as an ornamental in gardens, it often escapes into the wild, where it can hybridize with native species[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and southern Europefrom the Baltic States to Spain east to Ukraine and Greece; N. Africa - Morocco, Algeria.

HabitatMoist shady positions, especially on calcareous soils or fenland peat[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 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. , 31 Title Shade Plants for Garden and Woodland. Publication Author Brown. Publisher Year ISBN Description ].