Betulaceae FAMILY

Corylus sieboldiana mandshurica

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Corylus sieboldiana mandschurica is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 6 metres 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 food. It is sometimes cultivated for its edible seed and can be grown as an ornamental..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southeastern Siberia, Russian Far East, northeast China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatAn understorey in deciduous, mixed and coniferous woods[ 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. ]. Temperate forests, thickets; at elevations from 400 - 2,600 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. ].