| Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Genus species | Codonopsis tangshen Oliv. |
| Bibliography | Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1966 (1891) |
| Native Range | c. & se. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 900-3900m |
| Description | leaves alternate and opposite, petiolate, abaxially grey-green, adaxially green, ovate, minutely crenate, flowers obtuse, solitary, terminal, wide, inside variegate |
| Size | 100-200cm |
| Color | yellowish green |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | climber |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
| Synonyms | Codonopsis pilosulla ssp. tangshen (Oliv.) D.Y.Hong |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) |