Apiaceae FAMILY
Siler montanum
Siler montanum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Siler montanum is a robust, herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of stems around 80 - 135cm tall[ 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwest and central Europe - Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Sardinia
HabitatRocky slopes, screes, open woodland, mainly on limestone in montane and even in supramediterranean and subalpine belt up to 2,500 metres. Rarely on granites and schists. Woods and rocky places in mountainous regions[ 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. , 100 Title Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1969 ISBN 0192176218 Description An excellent and well illustrated pocket guide for those with very large pockets. Also gives some details on plant uses. ].