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Filipendula vestita

Filipendula vestita

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Filipendula vestita is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock; the erect stems can grow around 30 - 150cm 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. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its fragrant flowers and attractive foliage.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal, also in southern central China
HabitatAlong mountain drains and in taller herbaceous vegetation, at elevations from 2,200 - 2,900 metres[ 145 Title Forest Flora of Srinagar. Publication Author Singh. Dr. G. and Kachroo. Prof. Dr. P. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1976 ISBN - Description A good flora of the western Himalayas but poorly illustrated. Some information on plant uses. ]. Alpine meadows and riverbanks; at elevations from 3,000 - 3,200 metres in Yunnan Povince, China[ 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. ].