Asteraceae FAMILY
Leontodon hispidus
Leontodon hispidus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Leontodon hispidus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.45 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, the Caucasus and Iran.
HabitatMeadows, roadside verges etc, usually on calcareous soils and avoiding shade[ 12 Title Britain's Wild Larder. Publication Author Loewenfeld. C. and Back. P. Publisher David & Charles; Newton Abbot. Year ISBN 0-7153-7971-2 Description A handy pocket guide. , 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. ].