Saussurea involucrata

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 15-50 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a single stem 2-3 cm across. The leaves are in a ring at the base and there are also leaves along the stem. They have leaf stalks. The leaves are narrowly oval and 8-13 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The flower heads are as 10-20 in a roundish group.

It is collected for medicinal uses.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in western China on mountain slopes and valleys by water and in cracks in rocks between 2,400-4,100 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Aplotaxis involucrata Kar. & Kir.;