Scrophulariaceae FAMILY

Siphonostegia chinensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Siphonostegia chinensis is an annual to biennial plant growing from a branched rootstock. It produces a single (rarely more), erect, rigid stem that is either unbranched or sparsely branched in the upper part. The plant generally grows 15 - 80cm tall[ 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. , 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 use as a medicine and cosmetic ingredient, perhaps occasionally also as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatMeadows and grassy slopes in hills and low mountains[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Dry mountain slopes, forests, inundated meadows, in stony soils, in pebbly and sandy places in valleys of rivers and lakes; at elevations from 800 - 3,400 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. , 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. ].