Brassicaceae FAMILY
Thlaspi perfoliatum
Thlaspi perfoliatum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thlaspi perfoliatum is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Norway south and east to N. Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
HabitatLimestone spoil in Oxford, Gloucester, Wilts and Worcester, casual elsewhere[ 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. ].