Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cardamine loxostemonoides
Cardamine loxostemonoides
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cardamine loxostemonoides is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from India to China and Tibet.
HabitatOpen places at elevations of 2900 - 5500 metres in Tibet[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. Grows among boulders and rock crevices and seems to be more common in the E. Himalayas[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. ].