Urticaceae FAMILY

Elatostema cuneatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Unlike many other plants in the nettle family (Urticaceae), plants in this genus do not have stinging hairs[ 694 Title Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 Publication Author Nicholson N. & H. Publisher Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. Year 2007 ISBN 9-78095894-3628 Description Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph. ].

Botanical Description

Elatostema cuneatum is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of erect, unbranched stems growing 2.5 - 25cm tall[ 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. , 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 edible leaves are sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia -Japan, Korea, southern China, India, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia (Java)

HabitatShaded places in lowland areas of northern and central 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. ]. Valley forests and precipices; at elevations from 1,200 - 1,400 metres in S. Yunnan[ 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. ].