Ericaceae FAMILY

Pyrola decorata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pyrola decorata is an evergreen perennial plant with an extensive, slender, branching rhizomatous rootstock. It forms basal rosettes of leaves at intervals along the rhizome and spreads to form a loose clump; the leafless flowering stems are around 15 - 35cm 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. ]. The plant is commonly used in traditional Chines medicine and also in other regions where it grows wild.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, China

HabitatPinus or broad-leaved forests, scrub; at elevations from 600 - 3,000 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. ].