Caprifoliaceae FAMILY
Triosteum perfoliatum
Triosteum perfoliatum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Triosteum perfoliatum 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 and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - Massachusetts to Alabama, Kentucky and Kansas, west to Nebraska.
HabitatRich soils[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Shady positions in forests on limestone soils[ 213 Title Earth Medicine, Earth Food. Publication Author Weiner. M. A. Publisher Ballantine Books Year 1980 ISBN 0-449-90589-6 Description A nice book to read though it is difficult to look up individual plants since the book is divided into separate sections dealing with the different medicinal uses plus a section on edible plants. Common names are used instead of botanical. ].