Liliaceae FAMILY

Fritillaria karelinii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fritillaria karelinii is a perennial plant growing from a bulb around 10mm in diameter and comprised of 2 scales; the flowering stem is around 12 - 35cm 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. ]. This is one of several species that are used as a source of the Traditional Chinese Medicine 'Chuan Bei Mu', which is primarily obtained from Fritillaria cirrhosa[ 2210 Title Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Publication Author Bensky D., Clavey S. & Stöger E. Publisher Eastland Press Inc; Seattle, USA Year 2004 ISBN 0-939616-4-24 Description ]. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeC. Asia - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan to western China (Xinjiang).

HabitatSandy soil, stony slopes, gravelly screes[ 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. ]. Steppes, sandy or argillaceous soils, and mountain slopes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].