Bupleurum rotundifolium
Hare's Ear
an annual member of the Bupleurum genus in the family Umbelliferae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Genus
- Bupleurum
- Life cycle
- annual
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Spread
- 0.1 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Insects
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Insects
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - raw or cooked[3]. Added to salads or used as a pot-herb[5]. The leaves are also used as a spice[1][4].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- Central to southern Europe, including Britain, south and east to N. Africa and the Caucasus.
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- no shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 6+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring in situ.
Cultivation
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Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position[6].
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5