Apiaceae FAMILY
Pimpinella saxifraga
Pimpinella saxifraga
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pimpinella saxifraga is a perennial plant that can grow up to 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The plant is also an ingredient of commercial cosmetic preparations.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, but absent from much of the south and the Arctic, to W. Asia, W. Siberia.
HabitatFields and hedgerows in dry ground, especially on calcareous soils[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 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. ].