Clematis hexapetala
Pallas
Mongolian tea clematis
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Description
A herb or vine that loses its leaves. It grows 2 m high and spreads 2 m wide. The stem is slender and twining. The leaves are a shiny green. The flowers are white and star shaped.
Edible Uses
The stems and leaves are used together to make a tea drink.
Traditional Uses
The stems and leaves together are used to make a tea drink. CAUTION: Most Clematis contain an irritant poison.
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Medicinal Uses
Traditionally used to make a tea drink from stems and leaves.
Known Hazards
Most Clematis contain an irritant poison.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It suits light to medium, moist, well-drained soils. It needs a protected partly shaded position. It is resistant to frost but damaged by drought.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, China, Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, Russia, Siberia,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Also Known As
Yemongarbu chai
References (5)
- Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 264
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 389
- Khasbagan, Hu-Yin Huai, and Sheng-Ji pei, 2000, Wild Plants in the Diet of Athorchin Mongol Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia. Economic Botany 54(4): 528-536
- Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 79-90).
- Zhang, Y., et al, Yunatov’s Records of Wild Edible Plant Used by the Mongols in Mongolia During 1940- 1951: Ethnobotanical Arrangements and Discussions. Inner Mongolia Normal University. p 12
