Boraginaceae FAMILY
Onosma paniculata
Onosma paniculata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Onosma paniculata is a biennial (occasionally a short-lived perennial) plant producing a single, unbranched stem around 40 - 80cm 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 and source of a dye.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas of northeast India and southern China
HabitatArid slopes and forest margins; at elevations from 2,000 - 2,300 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. ].