Saxifragaceae FAMILY

Bergenia pacumbis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bergenia pacumbis is an evergreen, perennial plant growing around 17cm tall. It produces a cluster of basal leaves up to 20cm long from a thick, rhizomatous rootstock. The plant spreads slowly at the roots to form a colony[ 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 and also cultivated for its use as a medicine. It is also grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from Afghanistan Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, southwest China

HabitatForests, rock crevices; at elevations from 2,300 - 2,400 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. ].