Veronicastrum stenostachyum

Botanical Description

Veronicastrum stenostachyum is an evergreen perennial plant growing from a woody rootstock. It forms a cluster of erect, more or less woody stems up to 100cm tall, plus thinner, arching stems up to 2 metres tall that scramble into the surrounding vegetation and form roots at the apex if this touches the ground. The plant becomes deciduous in cold winters, the stems often dying back to the rootstock[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1130 Title Plate 428. Veronicastrum stenostachyum Publication Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 18: 200-204. Author Bhandol, P. and Hall, T. Publisher Kew Botanic Gardens; London Year 2001 ISBN 10.1111/1467-8748 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.