Nitrariaceae FAMILY

Nitraria roborowskii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nitraria roborowskii is a prostrate to erect shrub growing 100 - 200cm 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, western and northern China, Mongolia

HabitatLake margins, oases in desert areas; at elevations below 3,300 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. ].