Gentianaceae FAMILY

Gentiana manshurica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gentiana manshurica is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a short, thick, more or less fleshy rootstock; it can grow around 20 - 30cm tall[ 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 medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East (Primorye), eastern China

HabitatGrassland slopes, wet meadows and roadsides; at elevations from 100 - 1,100 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. ].