Urticaceae FAMILY

Elatostema stewardii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elatostema stewardii is a herbaceous perennial plant with ascending to erect stems that are unbranched or sparsely branched; it can grow around 24 - 70cm tall. The plant usually forms bulbils along the stems[ 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 medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central to southern China

HabitatStreamsides in ravines, forests; at elevations from 400 - 1,500 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. ].