Lamiaceae FAMILY

Elsholtzia densa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elsholtzia densa is an erect, annual plant, much-branched from the base, growing 20 - 60cm 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, east through the Himalayas to eastern China, through central China to Mongolia, SE Siberia

HabitatForest margins, alpine meadows, hills, waste areas, riverbanks, forests; at elevations from 1,000 - 4,100 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. ]