Silaum silaus

(L.) Schinz. & Thel.

Pepper saxifrage, Meadow saxifrage

ApiaceaeLeaves

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves can be cooked and are sometimes used as an acid-tasting potherb.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in wet meadows between 100-300 m above sea level in China.

Asia, China, Britain, Europe, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, Slovenia,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A herb. It grows 40-100 cm tall. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped. They are 7-20 cm long by 6-10 cm wide. THe leaflets have lobes. The flowers are in groups 3-4 cm across.

How to Grow

Propagation: Sow seed in spring in a cold frame. When large enough to handle, prick seedlings out into individual pots and plant out in early summer. With sufficient seed, an outdoor sowing in situ in spring should also succeed.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Other Uses

None known

Wikipedia

Source ↗

Silaum silaus, commonly known as pepper-saxifrage, is a perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (the carrot family) found across south-eastern, central, and western Europe, including the British Isles. It grows in damp grasslands on neutral soils.

Names & Synonyms

Travniška blestivka

Silaum flavescens Bernh. ?

References (4)

Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 21
Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 607 (? As Silaum flavescens)
http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/en/plants
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/