Apiaceae FAMILY
Athamanta cretensis
Athamanta cretensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Athamanta cretensis is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a branched or unbranched stem up to 60cm tall from a long taproot[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food flavouring.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern Europe - southeaster Spain to southern Germany, south to Italy and the Balkans
HabitatRocky places, mainly in mountains[ 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. ].