Lamiaceae FAMILY

Ajuga pantantha

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ajuga pantantha is a herbaceous, perennial plant with one to a few, basally leafless stems 7 - 32cm tall. The plant is spreading-ascending, or with stolons[ 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 (Yunnan)

HabitatDry, sloping areas in low grass; at elevations from 2,400 - 2,700 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. ].