Urticaceae FAMILY

Elatostema involucratum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elatostema involucratum is a herbaceous perennial plant with erect to ascending stems; it can grow around 20 - 60cm 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 a well-known, popular wild vegetable in Japan and is also harvested from the wild for medicinal use. It is sometimes grown as a ground cover plant for moist, shady areas.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern and eastern China, South Korea, Japan

HabitatRocks along valley streamsides, forests, thickets; at elevations from 200 - 3,200 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. ].