Asteraceae FAMILY Least Concern

Hemisteptia lyrata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hemisteptia lyrata is an annual plant, usually producing a single, erect stem but occasionally producing several. It can grow around 20 - 150cm 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 food and a medicine. Hemisteptia lyrata is widespread and abundant through much of its range which is extensive, there are no known threats, The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Japan, Korea, eastern China, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia; Australia - New South Wales, Queensland

HabitatForests, forest margins, grasslands, wastelands, farmlands, riversides, roadsides; at elevations from near sea level to 3,300 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. ]. A common weed in river banks, mountain slopes, valleys, forest edge and fields[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]