Fabaceae FAMILY

Hedysarum gmelinii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hedysarum gmelinii is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of erect to ascending or decumbent stems 15 - 60cm tall[ 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. , 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 a potential source of the pharmaceutical drug 'alpizarin', an antiviral agent used in the treatment of herpes and other conditions[ 1489 Title Rational use of Hedysarum L., growing in Samara Oblast Publication News of the Samara Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 14, № 1 (9), 2012 Author Popova I.A.; Plaksina T.I.; Kurkin V.A.; Ryzhov V.M.; Tarase Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Eastern Siberia, Mongolia, northern China

HabitatMeadows and stony steppe[ 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. ]. Gravelly areas in steppes; at elevations from 800 - 1,800 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. ].