Lamiaceae FAMILY
Lagochilus gypsaceus
Lagochilus gypsaceus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lagochilus gypsaceus is a perennial plant producing a clump of stems that become woody near the base and persist; it can grow 30 - 40cm tall.. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral Asia - Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
HabitatStony, gravelly slopes in the foothills[ 2031 Title Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai Publication Author Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-030-28946-1 Description ]. Dry zones and the slopes of foothills with rocky debris, and in areas with a high diversity of soil minerals including gypsum