Apocynaceae FAMILY

Apocynum pictum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Apocynum pictum is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant producing stems up to 2 metres tall from a rhizomatous rootstock[ 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 medicine and source of fibre and latex.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral Asia - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, western China, Mongolia

HabitatSalt-barren areas, desert margins, riversides[ 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. ].