Siler montanum
Crantz
Apiaceae
Daucus siler (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Lacellia montana (Crantz) Bubani
Laser siler (L.) Druce
Laserpitium garganicum Bertol.
Laserpitium lineatum Tausch
Laserpitium montanum (Crantz) Lam.
Laserpitium siculum stabianum Lacaita
Laserpitium siler L
Laserpitium trifoliatum Sieber ex Spreng.
Siler lancifolium Moench
Siler siler (L.) Druce
Common Name:
General Information
Siler montanum is a robust, herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of stems around 80 - 135cm tall[
1548- Title
- Flora Iberica
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.floraiberica.es
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
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
Southwest and central Europe - Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Sardinia
Habitat
Rocky slopes, screes, open woodland, mainly on limestone in montane and even in supramediterranean and subalpine belt up to 2,500 metres. Rarely on granites and schists. Woods and rocky places in mountainous regions[
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.
,
100- Title
- Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Polunin. O.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1969
- ISBN
- 0192176218
- Description
- An excellent and well illustrated pocket guide for those with very large pockets. Also gives some details on plant uses.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
An easily satisfied plant, it succeeds in ordinary garden soil[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].
Edible Uses
The roots and seeds are used as a condiment[
61- Title
- A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Usher. G.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
- 0094579202
- Description
- Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
,
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
,
183- Title
- Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-0-9
- Description
- Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
].
The fruits are used in Austria to flavour liqueurs[
61- Title
- A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Usher. G.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
- 0094579202
- Description
- Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
The fruits and roots are used to treat toothache[
61- Title
- A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Usher. G.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Year
- 1974
- ISBN
- 0094579202
- Description
- Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
,
2203- Title
- Sesquiterpene lactones from the extracts of two Balkan endemic Laserpitium species and their cytotoxic activity
- Publication
- Phytochemistry 87 (2013) 102-111
- Author
- Popovic V. et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.11.011
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The roots and rhizomes have a bitter and sharp taste. They are used for the preparation of tonics for strengthening and refreshing[
2203- Title
- Sesquiterpene lactones from the extracts of two Balkan endemic Laserpitium species and their cytotoxic activity
- Publication
- Phytochemistry 87 (2013) 102-111
- Author
- Popovic V. et al
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.11.011
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division 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.
