Rosaceae FAMILY
Aphanes arvensis
Aphanes arvensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Aphanes arvensis is a small, annual plant, usually much-branched from the base, with erect or sprawling stems 2 - 20cm long[ 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. ]. Parsley Piert has a long history of medicinal use, particularly as a diuretic and to rid the body of stones in the kidney or bladder. The plant is still often used in modern herbalism, being mainly harvested from the wild and sometimes traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, - Sweden to Spain, east through Asia to Turkey, the Caucasus and Iran
HabitatArable and dry stony ground and old walls on acid and basic soils.[ 5 Title Food for Free. Publication Author Mabey. R. Publisher Collins Year 1974 ISBN 0-00-219060-5 Description Edible wild plants found in Britain. Fairly comprehensive, very few pictures and rather optimistic on the desirability of some of the plants. , 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. , 165 Title The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism. Publication Author Mills. S. Y. Publisher Year ISBN Description An excellent small herbal. ]