Apiaceae FAMILY

Bupleurum longicaule

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bupleurum longicaule is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing from a little-branched, horizontal rhizome. One to several erect, little-branched stems are produced, the plant growing 50 - 70cm 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 - central and southern China, Pakistan, northern India, Nepal

HabitatForests, grassy places on mountain slopes; at elevations from 1,000 - 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. ].