Apiaceae FAMILY

Angelica nitida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Angelica nitida is a herbaceous perennial plant growing 30 - 90cm tall from a conical rootstock 5 - 10cm long[ 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 - central China (Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan)

HabitatShrubby thickets, mountain ravines, meadows; at elevations from 2,600 - 4,000 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. ].