Rosaceae FAMILY
Potentilla erecta
Potentilla erecta
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Potentilla erecta is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 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 Scandanavia south and east to N. Africa, W. Asia, Siberia.
HabitatGrassland, heath, bog, fens, mountain tops and open 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. ], especially in light acid soils[ 165 Title The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism. Publication Author Mills. S. Y. Publisher Year ISBN Description An excellent small herbal. ].