Asteraceae FAMILY

Aster tataricus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aster tataricus is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of erect, unbranched stems 11 - 150cm tall from a woody rhizome. Stemless rosettes of leaves are often also present[ 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 commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, being much harvested from the wild, whilst the leaves are often sold in local food markets in Korea[ 1665 Title Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States Publication Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70 Author Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805 Publisher Year 1996 ISBN Description ]. The plant is also cultivated, especially in Korea for medicinal use[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ] and is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Siberia, Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea

HabitatSubalpine meadows and wet places, C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. , 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ]. Marshy areas in mountains[ 279 Title Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea Publication Author Publisher World Health Organisation, Manila Year 1998 ISBN 92 9061 120 0 Description An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given. ]. Shaded damp places, meadows, steppes, damp riverbanks; at elevations from 400 - 3,300 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. ].