Asteraceae FAMILY

Crepis bursifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crepis bursifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant, forming a basal rosette of leaves from a thick taproot; it grows around 5 - 35cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMediterranean regions of Spain, France, Italy, Balkans, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; also in the Canary Islands

HabitatRoad edges, abandoned ground etc; at elevations from sea level to 450 metres, occasionally to 1,000 metres.