Apiaceae FAMILY
Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hydrocotyle vulgaris is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.10 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to N. Africa, Greece and the Caspian Sea.
HabitatBogs, fens and marshes, usually on acid 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. ].