Veronica didyma
Tenore
Gray Field Speedwell
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Description
A temperate herb in the Plantaginaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Japan,
Notes
There are about 250 Veronica species. Also put in the family Scrophulariaceae.
References (3)
- Fl. napol. 1:6. 1811
- Kang, Y., et al, 2012, Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys on the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 9:26
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/