Ericaceae FAMILY

Pyrola elegantula

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pyrola elegantula is an evergreen perennial plant with a long, slender, branching rhizomatous rootstock. It forms basal rosettes of leaves at intervals along the rhizome and spreads to form a loose clump; the leafless flowering stems are around 14 - 25cm tall[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal use

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern China (Guangdong, Fujian)

HabitatMountain forests; at elevations from 1,200 - 1,800 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. , 2194 Title Common Chinese Materia Medica Volume 6 Publication Author Huagu Ye et al (Editors) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5892-1 Publisher Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore Year 2022 ISBN 978-981-16-5891- Description ].