Apiaceae FAMILY
Ferula bungeana
Ferula bungeana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ferula bungeana is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot; it forms a basal rosette of leaves with slender stems around 30 - 60cm 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 RangeE. Asia - Mongolia, northern China
HabitatGravelly slopes, sandy places; at elevations from 200 - 2,500 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. ].