Lamiaceae FAMILY
Lagochilus leiacanthus
Lagochilus leiacanthus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lagochilus leiacanthus is a herbaceous perennial plant with a stout, vertical root. Leafy from the base, it produces several, erect stems around 15 - 25cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral Asia - southeast Kazakhstan,western China ( Xinjiang)
HabitatStony and gravelly mountain slopes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].