Scrophulariaceae FAMILY

Mazus pumilus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mazus pumilus is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.15 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from Kashmir to China, Japan, Korea and eastern Russia.

HabitatWet grassland, along streams, trailsides, waste fields, wet places and the edges of forests, grassland on mountain slopes at elevations of 1200 - 3800 metres in China[ 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. ].