Lamiaceae FAMILY

Ajuga forrestii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ajuga forrestii is a herbaceous perennial plant with erect stems 6 - 20cm tall, occasionally to 30cm or more. The plant spreads by stolons to form clumps[ 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 RangeE. Asia - southwest China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang), Nepal

HabitatPatches in moist grasslands, grassy streamsides, open roadsides; at elevations from 1,700 - 4,000 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. ].