Echinophora spinosa
a perennial member of the Echinophora genus in the family Umbelliferae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Genus
- Echinophora
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.45 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
Root[5][6]. A parsnip flavour[7]. Young leaves - pickled[7][6]. There are no edible uses listed for Echinophora spinosa.
Environment
- Range
- Europe - Mediterranean.
- Habitat
- Maritime sands[4].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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None known
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6
? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (1976-00-00)
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3874292169 (1984-00-00)
Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications ISBN 0-486-20459-6 (1972-00-00)