Asparagaceae FAMILY

Maianthemum purpureum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Maianthemum purpureum is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant that can grow from 25 - 60cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, Bhutan and China (Tibet, Yunnan).

HabitatForests and thickets; at elevations from 3,200 - 4,000 metres[ 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. ]. Dense Betula and Sorbus forests; at elevatios from 2,600 - 4,200 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].