Caprifoliaceae FAMILY

Dipsacus sativus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dipsacus sativus is a biennial to short-lived perennial plant, growing up to 180cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeOf uncertain origin, possibly southern France, Italy and the Balkans. An occasional escape from cultivation 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. ].

HabitatNot known in a truly wild condition.