Asteraceae FAMILY

Eupatorium lindleyanum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eupatorium lindleyanum is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of stems that are often branched from the base but can be unbranched; it can grow 30 - 150cm 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 materials. It is an ingredient of commercial cosmetic preparations.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russia (southern Siberia), China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Phillipines.

HabitatShaded wet places in valleys, wet places in forests or grasslands; at elevations from 200 - 2,600 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. ]. Wet grassy places in lowland and low mountains all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Swamps or borders of water courses[ 178 Title Chinese Materia Medica. Publication Author Stuart. Rev. G. A. Publisher Taipei. Southern Materials Centre Year 1911 ISBN - Description A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating. ].