Adenophora coelestis
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. There can be one or two stems from a rootstock. They grow 50-80 cm tall. There are many leaves in the lower half. The leaves are 2-10 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The leaves have irregular teeth. The flowers are in a group. They are blue or purple.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests between 1,200-4,000 m in China. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (1)
- Wang, J. et al, 2013, A Study on the Utilization of Wild Plants for Food in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Plant Diversity and Resources. 35(4): 416-471