Pimpinella brachycarpa

Botanical Description

Pimpinella brachycarpa is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a fibrous rootstock. The stem is 2 - 3 branched, around 70 - 85cm 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 food, and is also sometimes cultivated in Korea. The leaves are sometimes sold in local food markets.