Orostachys fimbriata
(Turczaninow) A. Berger
Airag ebesu, Gangachung
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Description
A herb. It completes its life-cycle over 2 years. The leaves the first year are as a ring of narrow leaves. They often have purple dots. In the second year the flowering stem arises from the centre of this ring.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Medicinal Uses
It is used in medicine.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows on mossy tree trunks. In northern China it grows up to 1,600 m and can be to 3,500 m. In Inner Mongolia.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Korea, Mongolia, Russia,
Notes
There are 13 Orostachys species. It is used in medicine.
References (2)
- Khasbagan, Hu-Yin Huai, and Sheng-Ji pei, 2000, Wild Plants in the Diet of Athorchin Mongol Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia. Economic Botany 54(4): 528-536
- Khasbagan, Yeruhan and Zhao Hui, 2011, Study on Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Used by the Mongolians in Xilingol Typical Steppe Area. Plant Diversity and Resources. 33(2): 239-246
