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Picris hieracioides, commonly known as bitter grass or scabious, is a hardy biennial to perennial herb native to a wide range of regions including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, and parts of Europe and Asia such as China, Mongolia, and Turkey. Picris hieracioides (Latin: Picris hieracioides) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Picris hieracioides is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Picris hieracioides is a member native to ALB, ALT, ASS, AUT, BLT, and BAN. Picris hieracioides thrives in light to medium and heavy soils, preferring a pH of 7.5–8.
Picris hieracioides grows best in USDA zone 5-9, 8/10 light, dry, moist water, and biennial, perennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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