Crepis bursifolia
L.
Asteraceae
Barkhausia balbisiana DC.
Barkhausia bursifolia (L.) Spreng.
Barkhausia canescens Spreng.
Crepis balbisiana F.Schultz
Crepis erucifolia Gren. & Godr.
Crepis hirta Pers.
Hieracioides bursifolia (L.) Kuntze
Hyoseris hirta Balb. ex Willd.
Lagoseris bursifolia (L.) Link
Leontodon gussonei Spreng.
Common Name:
General Information
Crepis bursifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant, forming a basal rosette of leaves from a thick taproot; it grows around 5 - 35cm tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
50- Title
- Flora Europaea
- Publication
-
- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1964
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
Range
Mediterranean regions of Spain, France, Italy, Balkans, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; also in the Canary Islands
Habitat
Road edges, abandoned ground etc; at elevations from sea level to 450 metres, occasionally to 1,000 metres.
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is likely to need a sunny position and a well-drained soil.
Edible Uses
Leaves - raw or cooked, They are boiled and seasoned with oil and lemon[
2146- Title
- Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2007, 3:15, pp 1-12
- Author
- Lentini F. & Venza F.
- Website
- http://10.1186/1746-4269-3-15
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. Used in salads, the flavour is mild and agreeable[
217- Title
- Les Salades Sauvages
- Publication
-
- Author
- Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière
- Publisher
- Not given.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 2-906128-04-X
- Description
- A lovely little book about some wild salads in France. Written in French.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ either as soon as it is ripe in late summer or in the spring.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
