Campanulaceae FAMILY
Codonopsis ovata
Codonopsis ovata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Codonopsis ovata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.40 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAsia - Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan, northwest India
HabitatRocks and alpine slopes of the eastern Himalayas, usually amongst shrubs, 3000 - 4200 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. , 145 Title Forest Flora of Srinagar. Publication Author Singh. Dr. G. and Kachroo. Prof. Dr. P. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1976 ISBN - Description A good flora of the western Himalayas but poorly illustrated. Some information on plant uses. ].