Apiaceae FAMILY

Silaum silaus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Silaum silaus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, including Britain, south and east from Sweden to the Mediterranean and Siberia.

HabitatMeadows and grassy banks, avoiding shady positions[ 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. ].