Liliaceae FAMILY

Fritillaria sichuanica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fritillaria sichuanica is a perennial plant growing from an ovoid-globose bulb around 10 - 20mm in diameter and comprising of 2 - 3 scales; the flowering stem is around 20 - 50cm 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 - southern central China (southern Gansu, southern Qinghai, western Sichuan.)

HabitatHill thickets, grassy slopes; at elevations from 2,000 - 4,000 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. ].