Elsholtzia feddei
Pa-pi,
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Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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GBIF
GBIF
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GBIF
GBIF
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - spice
The leaves are used as a spice.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, China, Tibet,
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. It grows 3-20 cm tall. The stems are branched from the base. They are hairy and can lie along the ground. The leaves are 0.4-2.4 cm long by 3-14 mm wide. The flowers are in spikes 1-1.5 cm long.
References (1)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 19
