Brassicaceae FAMILY

Fibigia clypeata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fibigia clypeata is a perennial plant that can be branched or unbranched; it can grow around 30 - 75cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued for its silvery grey foliage and its ornamental seed pods, which are used in dried flower arrangements[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Mediterranean to W. Asia - Italy, the Balkans, Turkey, the Caucasus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, Iran

HabitatRocks, dry hills and slopes and dry rocky places; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].