Campanulaceae FAMILY
Codonopsis tubulosa
Codonopsis tubulosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Codonopsis tubulosa is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant producing a cluster of branched stems usually 1 - 3 metres tall from a clump of carrot-shaped roots. The stems are sometimes ascending, but more commonly scramble over the ground and twine into the surrounding vegetation for support. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), northern India (eastern Himalayas), northern Myanmar
HabitatMountain scrub, grasslands; at elevations from 1,900 - 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. ]. Alpine brush and rocky slopes[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].