Plantaginaceae FAMILY

Plantago coronopus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Plantago coronopus is a Annual/Perennial up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCoasts of west and south Europe, including Britain, south and east from Sweden to N. Africa, W. Asia

HabitatSandy or gravelly soils and cracks in rocks, in sunny places in dry soils usually near the sea[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 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. ].