Campanulaceae FAMILY

Codonopsis foetens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Codonopsis foetens is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a slender rootstock that can be 10 - 55cm long and 1 - 2cm wide; it produces a cluster of erect to ascending stems 20 - 40cm tall[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China (Gansu, Qinghai, WSichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, northern India, northern Myanmar

HabitatGrassy slopes, alpine scrub, crevices, forests, meadows at forest margins on north-facing slopes; at elevations from 3,300 - 4,600 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. ].