Campanulaceae FAMILY
Phyteuma spicatum
Phyteuma spicatum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Phyteuma spicatum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.70 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and southern Europe, including Britain, but absent from the Mediterranean.
HabitatWoods, thickets and meadows, usually in dry non-acid 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. , 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].