Orobanchaceae FAMILY
Pedicularis sceptrum carolinum
Pedicularis sceptrum carolinum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pedicularis sceptrum carolinum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope.
HabitatFens, wet woods and river banks[ 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. ]. Swampy places[ 178 Title Chinese Materia Medica. Publication Author Stuart. Rev. G. A. Publisher Taipei. Southern Materials Centre Year 1911 ISBN - Description A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating. ].