Orobanchaceae FAMILY

Cistanche salsa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cistanche salsa is a a perennial, parasitic plant with an erect, usually unbranched, fleshy stem that can grow from 10 - 45cm 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 often used in traditional Chinese medicine, being harvested from the wild and sold in local markets.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeTemperate Asia - Transcaucasus, Turkey to Israel, east through Kazakhstan and Iran to Mongolia, northern and central China

HabitatParasitic, growing on slopes, usually on plants of the Chenopodiaceae; at elevations from 700 - 2,700 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. ].