Geraniaceae FAMILY

Erodium stephanianum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Erodium stephanianum is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Mongolia, Siberia and the Himalayas.

HabitatDry slopes, sandy river banks and as a weed of cultivation[ 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. ]. Open places at elevations of 2500 - 4000 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].