Crassulaceae FAMILY

Rhodiola rhodantha

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rhodiola rhodantha is an evergreen perennial plant producing a cluster of flowering stems 10 - 60cm tall from an erect or decumbent rootstock. The flowering stems are often persistent[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico

HabitatWet meadows, stream banks, rockfields, rock crevices; at elevations from 2,000 - 4,200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Moist places in tundra or in meadows and by streams in the Rocky Mountains to 2700 metres[ 83 Title Handbook of Cultivated Sedums. Publication Author Evans. R. L. Publisher Science Reviews Year 1983 ISBN - Description Deals with the genus Sedum. Fairly easy reading, it gives cultivation details and some notes on habitats. ].