Caprifoliaceae FAMILY

Linnaea borealis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Linnaea borealis is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthern Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to Germany, the Alps and N. Asia.

HabitatWoods, especially pine, and in the shade of rocks to elevations of 725 metres in N. Britain[ 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. ].