Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Hablitzia tamnoides

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hablitzia tamnoides is a herbaceous perennial, climbing plant growing from a thick taproot. The stems can be 3 metres or more long, climbing into nearby supports or scrambling over the ground[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].. The plant is cultivated for use as a vegetable and also as an ornamental, being allowed to scramble over pergolas, trellises etc[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Caucasus (southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan), Turkey, Iran

HabitatShady woods, especially spruce -and -beech, shaded places among rocks and in ravines, and riverside thickets[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].