Apiaceae FAMILY

Angelica apaensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Angelica apaensis is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a stout stem 1 - 2 metres tall, growing from a cylincrical root around 25mm thick[ 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 - southwest China (Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan)

HabitatShrubby thickets, damp grassy slopes; at elevations from 3,000 - 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. ].