Campanulaceae FAMILY

Adenophora liliifolia

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Adenophora liliifolia is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant producing one or more simple or branched stems 50 - 150cm tall. The stems grow from a carrot-shaped rootstock around 8 - 10cm long and 1 - 2cm wide[ 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 has at times been cultivated for its edible root in Japan[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ], and is also grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope from the Baltic through central ro southeastern Europe; Russian Federation from Europe to western Siberia; northern Cina.

HabitatWoods and damp fields[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. ]. Forests and scrub in northeastern China[ 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. ].