Impatiens notolopha
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Description
A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 40-60 cm tall. The stem is erect and smooth. It is loosely branches in the middle. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are 3-6 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped and there are teeth along the edge. The upper leaves do not have leaf stalks.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In central China it grows in moist, shaded places between 2,200-3,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Also Known As
Daolaonnen
References (1)
- 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
