Apiaceae FAMILY

Bupleurum wenchuanense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bupleurum wenchuanense is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing a single, slender, much-branched stem from a long, thickened taproot; the plant can grow 40 - 90cm 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 commonly harvested from the wild - the roots being used as a regional substitute for the major traditional Chinese medicine 'chai hu' (Bupleurum chinense)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (northwest Sichuan)

HabitatMountain slopes, grasslands; at elevations from 1,400 - 1,800 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. ].