Apiaceae FAMILY

Pimpinella thellungiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pimpinella thellungiana is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a cylindrical rootstock; the little-branched stem is usually 30 - 80cm tall, occasionally to 110cm[ 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 used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, northeastern China, Japan, Korea

HabitatForests, among shrubs, grassy slopes; at elevations from 600 - 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. ].