Apiaceae FAMILY
Scandix pecten-veneris
Scandix pecten-veneris
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Scandix pecten-veneris is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, south and east from Sweden to the Mediterranean and western Himalayas.
HabitatA weed of arable land, avoiding acid soils and shady positions[ 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. ].