Plantaginaceae FAMILY
Veronica undulata
Veronica undulata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Veronica undulata is occasionally annual but more commonly a herbaceous perennial plant; it produces a cluster of more or less succulent, erect to decumbent stems, growing 10 - 100cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea., Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
HabitatWet places in lowland northern Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Found by water or in swamps; at elevations up to 2,800 metres[ 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. ].