Cyperaceae FAMILY

Scirpus lacustris

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Scirpus lacustris is a perennial plant that can grow up to 2.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, incl Britain, south and east from Lapland to Africa and Asia. N. and C. America, Polynesia.

HabitatBogs, shallow pond margins, rivers and lakes, usually where there is abundant silt, in acid or calcareous conditions[ 1 Title RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1951 ISBN - Description Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]). , 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. ].