Apiaceae FAMILY

Bupleurum thianschanicum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bupleurum thianschanicum is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing several short-branched stems from a fibrous or somewhat fleshy rootstock; the plant grows 50 - 80cm 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, western China (Xinjiang)

HabitatGrassy slopes, stony places; at elevations from 1,700 - 2,000 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. ]. Stony and aleurite slopes, subalpine and forest belts, usually in steppe (sheep's fescue) formations[ 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. ].