Thymelaeaceae FAMILY

Stellera chamaejasme

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The root is poisonous[ 91 Title Alpine Plants of China. Publication Author Zhang Jingwei. Publisher Gordon & Breach. New York. Year 1982 ISBN 0-677-60190-5 Description A lovely book with nice pictures. Gives habitats and some details of plant uses. ].

Botanical Description

Stellera chamaejasme is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas to China.

HabitatStony slopes and plains, also on abandoned fields, 2700 - 4300 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. , 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ].