Apiaceae FAMILY

Ferula olivacea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ferula olivacea is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot; the solitary stem is around 30 - 60cm 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern central China (northwest Yunnan)

HabitatForests, grassy slopes, rock crevices on valley sides; at elevations from 3,300 - 3,800 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. ].