Asteraceae FAMILY
Dittrichia viscosa
Dittrichia viscosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dittrichia viscosa is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean. Introduced and naturalized in a few localities 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. ].
HabitatWaste places[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].