Apiaceae FAMILY
Caucalis platycarpos
Caucalis platycarpos
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Caucalis platycarpos is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope. Naturalized in Britain.
HabitatArable fields and waste places, especially on chalky soils[ 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. ].