Asteraceae FAMILY

Kalimeris lautureana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kalimeris lautureana is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of erect stems 60 - 140cm tall[ 628 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1997 ISBN Description Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern and central China

HabitatHills and low mountains in C. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Meadows, thickets, mountain slopes, stream banks, ditches, dry roadsides; at elevations from 100 - 2,200 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. ].