Bupleurum marginatum
Wall. ex DC.
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Description
A herb. It grows 25-120 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a stout taproot that is softly woody and branched. The stem is rigid and woody at the base. The stem usually has a purple tinge. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 10-16 cm long by 0.6-1.4 cm wide. The base tapers and clasps the stem. The flowers are in branched groups. The petals are pale yellow. The fruit is oblong and brown and 3.6-4.5 mm long by 1.8-2.2 mm wide. It has prominent ribs. There is 1 seed.
Edible Uses
The roots are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical to temperate plant. In north India it grows between 900-3.600 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Himalayas, India,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kali-zewar, Sipil
References (1)
- Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh (As Bupleurum falcatum var. marginatum)
