Plantaginaceae FAMILY
Veronica ciliata
Veronica ciliata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Veronica ciliata is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of erect or ascending stems that are unbranched or branched at the base; it grows 10 - 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 use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeC. Asia - Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; E. Asia - eastern Siberia, Mongolia, China, Pakistan, India, Nepal
HabitatAlpine meadows, forests; at elevations from 2,700 - 4,700 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. ].