Lamiaceae FAMILY

Lagochilus platyacanthus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lagochilus platyacanthus is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of stems around 14 - 45cm long and branching from the base[ 2031 Title Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai Publication Author Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-030-28946-1 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeC. Asia - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan to western China (Xinjiang)

HabitatStony, gravelly slopes in the mid-mountain belt[ 2031 Title Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai Publication Author Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-030-28946-1 Description ]. Wood and scrub belt, on stony and gravelly slopes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].