Asteraceae FAMILY
Hypochaeris maculata
Hypochaeris maculata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hypochaeris maculata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to the Pyrenees, N. Italy and Balkans.
HabitatCalcareous pastures and grassy cliffs[ 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. ]. A rare and decreasing plant in Britain[ 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. ].