Adenophora trachelioides
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Description
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has a single stem 40-120 cm tall. The leaves on the stem are alternate and oval. They are 3-13 cm long by 2-9 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are blue, purple or white.
Edible Uses
The leaves and roots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in Inner Mongolia in China. It grows on grassy slopes below 2,400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (1)
- Wujisguleng, W., & Khasbagen. K., 2010, An integrated assessment of wild vegetable resources in Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China. Journal or Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 6:34
