Boraginaceae FAMILY
Arnebia euchroma
Arnebia euchroma
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Arnebia euchroma is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from thick roots that can be up to 2cm in diameter. The plant produces a cluster of basal leaves and one to many flowering stems up to 50cm tall[ 1079 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 52 Publication Author Publisher Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University; Boston Year 1971 ISBN Description A botanical journal, amongst the articles is a series of revisions of genera in the Boraginaceae in India. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of dyestuff, possibly also as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAsia - Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, through the Himalayas to central Nepal.
HabitatOpen slopes and rocks, only in the drier areas of the Himalayas; at elevations from 3,300 - 4,500 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].