Scutellaria linearis
Bth.
Mastiara
LamiaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten as a bitter herb.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Afghanistan, Asia, Himalayas, India, Pakistan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has a thick woody rootstock. The stems are 7-30 cm long. The leaves are narrow and thick textured. They are 6-28 mm long by 1-5 mm wide. There are clusters of younger leaves in the axils of the leaves. The flowers are in a 4 sided arrangement.
Notes
There are about 350 Scutellaria species.
References (3)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 562
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 37
