Asparagaceae FAMILY

Polygonatum verticillatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, some members of this genus have poisonous fruits and seeds.

Botanical Description

Polygonatum verticillatum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock. It produces a cluster of unbranched, erect stems around 20 - 100cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 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 food and a medicine. The plant is grown as an ornamental in gardens..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia- Scandanavia and the Baltic States south to Spain and the Balkans through Turkey to the Caucasus; Himalayas from Afghanistan to China

HabitatMargins of woods, clearings and shady rocky places, usually on acid soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Forests, grassy slopes; at elevations from 2,100 - 4,000 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. ].