Apiaceae FAMILY
Smyrnium perfoliatum
Smyrnium perfoliatum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Smyrnium perfoliatum is a Biennial up to 1.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeS. Europe to Asia. Occasionally naturalized in Britain.
HabitatMixed oak woods[ 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. ].