Apiaceae FAMILY

Pleurospermum camtschaticum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pleurospermum camtschaticum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Siberia.

HabitatMountains in N. and C. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Forest glades, mixed coniferous forests and riparian meadows in Siberia[ 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. ].