Asteraceae FAMILY
Tragopogon pratensis
Tragopogon pratensis
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tragopogon pratensis is a Annual/Perennial up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, Caucasus, Siberia, Iran.
HabitatMeadows, pastures, dunes, waysides and waste places[ 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. ].