Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Rapunculus spicatus

Synonym(s):

Phyteuma spicata

Uses

France: root recommended as a famine food.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Mill.

Plant Classification Group:

Campanulaceae

Plant Locations:

Europe
- France

Plant References:

PARMENTIER

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