Campanulaceae FAMILY

Adenophora pereskiifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Adenophora pereskiifolia is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant producing a single, unbranched stem up to 100cm tall from a carrot-shaped rootstock that can be 60 - 90mm long and 15 - 19mm wide[ 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. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russia from southeast Siberia to Primorye, Mongolia, northern China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatShrubby formations, broad-leaved and pine forests, forest edges, dry meadows and stony slopes[ 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. ].