Campanulaceae FAMILY
Adenophora stricta
Adenophora stricta
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Adenophora stricta is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing one or more unbranched stems 40 - 80cm tall from a thickened rootstock[ 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 food and medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Korea. Cultivated and naturalised in Japan.
HabitatMeadows, forest margins, scrub, open mountain slopes, forests, among grasses, in rock crevices; at elevations below 3,300 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. ]. Hillsides and hilly places in China[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ].