Lysimachia hemsleyana
Maxim. ex Oliv.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems lie along the ground and it grows to 90 cm long. The leaves are opposite and 2-4 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows near streams and clearings in woodlands between 400-1,600 m above sea level in southern China. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Also Known As
Guoluhuang
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
