Lamiaceae FAMILY
Elsholtzia cyprianii
Elsholtzia cyprianii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Elsholtzia cyprianii is an annual plant with stems that are sometimes branched from the base; it can grow 15 - 37cm 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 medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China (Anhui, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)
HabitatField margins, riverbanks, grasslands, valleys, slopes, forests; at elevations from 400 - 2,900 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. ].