Lamiaceae FAMILY

Elsholtzia argyi

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elsholtzia argyi is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing around 50 - 100cm tall, occasionally to 160cm[ 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. , 1759 Title Cadmium tolerance and accumulation of Elsholtzia argyi origining from a Zinc/Lead Mining Site - a Hydroponics Experi Publication International Journal of Phytoremediation, 16:1257-1267, 2014 Author Siliang Li, Fengping Wang, Mei Ru, & Wuzhong Ni Website http://10.1080/15226514.2013.828010 Publisher Year 2014 ISBN 1522-6514 Description ]. The plant has the ability to accumulate metals in its leaves and stems and so can be used in phytoremediation projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - south and east China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang), Japan, Vietnam

HabitatHilly thickets, forests, streamsides, riverside grasslands; at elevations from 200 - 1,200 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. ].