Bupleurum rockii

Botanical Description

Bupleurum rockii is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing from a woody, branching taproot. The erect stem is few-branched above, the plant growing 60 - 100cm 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.