Asteraceae FAMILY

Centaurea scabiosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Centaurea scabiosa is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.90 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMuch of Europe, including Britain, north to 68° N., east to the Caucasus and W. Asia.

HabitatPastures, field edges and roadsides, usually on chalk[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 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. ].