Tamaricaceae FAMILY

Myricaria elegans

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Myricaria elegans is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - W. Himalayas, Tibet.

HabitatStony slopes, especially in Ladakh, 2700 - 4000 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ]. River banks, sandy places on lake sides at elevations of 3000 - 4300 metres in Tibet[ 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. ].