Stachys kouyangensis var. franchetiana
(Vaniot) Dunn, (H. Lev.) C. Y. Wu
Lamiaceae Edible: Tubers, Root
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are slender and 50 cm long. The leaves are triangle or arrowhead shaped. There are coarse rounded teeth along the edge.
Edible Uses
The tubers are boiled or stir-fried and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The tubers are boiled or stir fried and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows between 2,400-3,800 m above sea level. It grows in Yunnan in China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Production
In Yunnan tubers are harvested between June and September.
Also Known As
Ringanlu
References (1)
- Ju, Y., et al, 2013, Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethno medicine 9:28
