Orobanchaceae FAMILY

Cistanche deserticola

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cistanche deserticola is a perennial, parasitic plant with an erect, unbranched or 2 - 4 branched, fleshy stem that is 2 - 10cm thick; it can grow from 40 - 160cm tall[ 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 often used in traditional Chinese medicine, being harvested from the wild and sold in local markets.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Mongolia, northern China (Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

HabitatSandy places; at elevations from 200 - 1,200 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. ].