Rosaceae FAMILY
Potentilla recta
Potentilla recta
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Potentilla recta is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeC. and S. Europe to W. Asia. More or less naturalized in Britain. Casual in Eastern N. America.
HabitatMore or less naturalized in waste or grassy places in Britain[ 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. ].