Apiaceae FAMILY
Ligusticum brachylobum
Ligusticum brachylobum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ligusticum brachylobum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan.
HabitatGrassy slopes, alpine meadows and shrubs, banks of streams or in forests and forest edges at elevations of 1600 - 4100 metres in NE Guizhou, Shaanxi, W & SE Sichuan, E Xizang, Yunnan[ 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. ].