Asteraceae FAMILY
Aster marchandii
Aster marchandii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Aster marchandii is a herbaceous, perennial plant with erect stems 60 - 200cm tall growing from a robust rhizome[ 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 use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southern and eastern China
HabitatValleys, streamsides, fields, roadsides; at elevations from 300 - 1,400 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. ].