Urticaceae FAMILY
Nanocnide lobata
Nanocnide lobata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Nanocnide lobata is a somewhat succulent, herbaceous perennial plant with creeping rhizomes. It produces a clump of stems that usually branch from the base; growing around 17 - 45cm 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 - Japan, southern and eastern China, Vietnam
HabitatShady, moist places in forests, grasslands, rock crevices, along streams; at elevations from near sea level to 1,400 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. ].