Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Hedysarum polybotrys

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hedysarum polybotrys is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of erect stems 7 - 12cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often used, especially in Taiwan, as a substitute for the widely used herb Huang Qi (Astragalus mongholicus). Hedysarum polybotrys has a wide distribution, is present in protected areas and an apparently stable population. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern China (Gansu, Hebei, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shanxi, Sichuan)

HabitatGravelly and stony slopes and in forest margins; at elevations from 1,200 - 3,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].