Rosaceae FAMILY

Geum pentapetalum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Geum pentapetalum is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Japan, Kamchatka, Aleutian Islands.

HabitatWet slopes and sometimes on sphagnum bogs in high mountains, C. and N. 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. ]. Stony ground in mountain valleys[ 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. ].