Asteraceae FAMILY

Ligularia amplexicaulis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ligularia amplexicaulis is a Evergreen Perennial up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Western Himalayas from Kashmir to Garwhal and also in Sikkim.

HabitatFound at elevations from 2,700 - 4,800 metres in the Himalayas. Moist rocky slopes, generally besides streams, at elevations of 2700 - 3600 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].