Asteraceae FAMILY
Solidago virgaurea
Solidago virgaurea
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Solidago virgaurea is a herbaceous perennial plant that can grow up to 60cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, tea and source of a dyestuff. The leaves are sometimes sold in local food markets in Korea[ 1665 Title Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States Publication Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70 Author Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805 Publisher Year 1996 ISBN Description ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeMost of Europe, including Britain, temperate Asia and N. America.
HabitatDry woods, grassland, rocks, cliffs, hedgebanks, dunes etc on acid or calcareous 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. ].