Campanulaceae FAMILY

Adenophora lamarckii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Adenophora lamarckii is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant producing one or more unbranched stems 30 - 100cm tall. The stems are produced from a carrot-shaped rootstock that can be up to 25mm in diameter[ 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 food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, northern China, Mongolia, Korea.

HabitatFound in broad-leaved and open forests, forest edges[ 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. ]. On the margins of montane deciduous forests[ 294 Title Ornamental Plants From Russia Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=120 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief information on ornamental plants found growing wild in Russia, often including the habitat. ].