Liliaceae FAMILY

Fritillaria maximowiczii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fritillaria maximowiczii is a perennial plant growing from a bulb around 10 - 20mm in diameter; it is comprised of 4 - 6 or more scales and is surrounded by many small bulbels which usually become detached during flowering; the flowering stem is around 25 - 55cm 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. ]. This is one of several species that are used as a source of the Traditional Chinese Medicine 'Chuan Bei Mu', which is primarily obtained from Fritillaria cirrhosa[ 2210 Title Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Publication Author Bensky D., Clavey S. & Stöger E. Publisher Eastland Press Inc; Seattle, USA Year 2004 ISBN 0-939616-4-24 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Siberia, Russian Far East, northeast China

HabitatBroad-leaved deciduous forests, moist and sandy places on forest margins, thickets, grassy slopes; at elevations from 1,400 - 1,500 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. ].