Staphylea colchica

Botanical Description

Staphylea colchica is a deciduous shrub or small tree with arching stems; it usually grows around 4 - 5 metres tall, occasionally reaching 7 metres[ 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. , 1212 Title New Trees Publication Author Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H. Publisher Kew Publishing; London Year 2009 ISBN 1842461737 Description Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials, though it is also sometimes transplanted from the wild and grown in gardens as a food plant[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. , 1689 Title A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Geor Publication Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:43 Author Bussmann R.W. et al Website http://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-016-0110-2 Publisher Year 2016 ISBN Description Basic information on the traditional uses of around 480 plant species. ]. An attractive plant, grown as an ornamental.