Zygophyllaceae FAMILY
Zygophyllum potaninii
Zygophyllum potaninii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Zygophyllum potaninii is a perennial plant with erect stems that have many spreading branches near the base; it can grow around 10 - 25cm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and eastern Asia - Kazakhstan, Mongolia, northern and western China
HabitatDebris tailings of mountains and hills, sandy and rocky bottoms of dry riverbeds, stony slopes of hills, rocky desert areas[ 1081 Title Medicinal Plants in Mongolia Publication Author Website http://www.who.in Publisher World Health Organisation; Western Pacific Region Year 2013 ISBN 987 92 9061 632 0 Description Information on medicinal plants from Mongolia ]. Pebbly, stony and sandy soils of semideserts[ 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. ].