Urticaceae FAMILY

Pilea bracteosa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Although a member of the stinging nettle family (Urticaceae), members of this genus do not have stinging hairs[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Pilea bracteosa is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stoloniferous rootstock; it produces a cluster of stems around 15 - 30cm tall, the stems are succulent on their upper half[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (south Xizang, northwest Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, northeast India, Myanmar

HabitatMoist places in broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 1,800 - 2,800 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. ].