Liliaceae FAMILY

Fritillaria unibracteata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fritillaria unibracteata is a perennial plant growing from a bulb around 6 - 8mm in diameter and comprising of two scales; the flowering stem is around 15 - 40cm 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. It is one of several species that are used as a source of the Traditional Chinese Medicine 'Chuan Bei Mu', which is primarily obtained from Fritillaria cirrhosa[ 2210 Title Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Publication Author Bensky D., Clavey S. & Stöger E. Publisher Eastland Press Inc; Seattle, USA Year 2004 ISBN 0-939616-4-24 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern central China (Qinghai, southern Gansu, Sichuan)

HabitatThickets, meadows; at elevations from 3,200 - 4,700 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. ].