Gentianaceae FAMILY

Swertia marginata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Swertia marginata is a herbaceous perennial plant with ascending, usually unbranched stems; it grows around 10 - 55cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and eastern Asia - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Afghanistan, northeast India, Tibet, southern Siberia, Mongolia, central China

HabitatAlpine meadows, pebbles, and stony meadows in the high-mountain zone[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]