Brassicaceae FAMILY

Catolobus pendulus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Catolobus pendulus is an erect, biennial plant with a stem that is branched above; it grows around 30 - 110cm tall, exceptionally to 170cm[ 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 food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthen Europe - Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, through northern Asia to the far East, China, Japan and Korea

HabitatRocky slopes, roadsides, woodlands, meadows, limestone cliffs, hillsides, waste places, thickets, forest margins, valleys, river banks, grassy areas, deserts; at elevations from near sea level to 4,300 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. ].