Rosaceae FAMILY
Potentilla nepalensis
Potentilla nepalensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Potentilla nepalensis is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - W. Himalayas.
HabitatGrazing grounds and cultivated areas, 2100 - 2700 metres from Pakistan to C. Nepal[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].