Scandix grandiflora
a perennial member of the Scandix genus in the family Umbelliferae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Genus
- Scandix
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - raw[2][3][4][6]. Highly esteemed[1].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- Mediterranean.
- Habitat
- Open habitats[5].
- 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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Closely related to S. australe, and considered to be no more than a sub-species by some authorities[5].
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6
Sholto-Douglas. J. Alternative Foods.
Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00
? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202