Rubiaceae FAMILY
Cruciata laevipes
Cruciata laevipes
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cruciata laevipes 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, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from the Netherlands to Poland, south to S. Europe, W. Asia and Siberia.
HabitatOpen woodland, scrub, hedges, waysides and pastures, especially on calcareous soils[ 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. ].