Amaryllidaceae FAMILY
Ungernia sewerzowii
Ungernia sewerzowii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ungernia sewerzowii is a perennial plant growing from an elongate-oblong bulb around 50 - 70mm in diameter; it produces a fountain of 4 - 6 leaves, each around 20cm long, and a flowering stem[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of a glue.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral Asia - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan
HabitatStony and gravelly slopes in the steppe mountain zone[ 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. ].