Lamiaceae FAMILY

Elsholtzia stauntonii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elsholtzia stauntonii is a perennial plant with much-branched stems that become more or less woody and persist; it can grow 70 - 170cm 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 use as an insecticide and also as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparationss.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern China (Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi)

HabitatValley streamsides, grassy hills, rocky mountains, riverbanks; at elevations from 700 - 1,600 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. ].