Adenophora liliifolia

Family: Campanulaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The roots are carrot-shaped and 8-10 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The stems are 50-150 cm tall. The leaves on the stem do not have leaf stalks. They are oval or sword shaped and 5-13 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are in narrow panicles with branches having up to 7 flowers. They are blue.

There are about 40 Adenophora species. They are temperate plants.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and scrub in western China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central Asia, China, Europe, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Slovenia

How it is used for food

It is a cultivated root crop.

Edible parts

Root, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Navadna obročnica

Synonyms

Campanula lilifolia L.;