Rosaceae FAMILY

Potentilla cryptotaeniae

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

One report says that the plant is very poisonous but gives no details[ 178 Title Chinese Materia Medica. Publication Author Stuart. Rev. G. A. Publisher Taipei. Southern Materials Centre Year 1911 ISBN - Description A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating. ].

Botanical Description

Potentilla cryptotaeniae is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - N. China, Japan.

HabitatFound in mountains all over 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. ]. Valleys, ravines, meadows, grassland and forest edges at elevations of 1000 - 2500 metres in China[ 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. ].