Urtica mairei
H. Lev.
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has rhizomes that are runners. It grows 100 cm tall. The leaf stalks have stinging hairs. The leaves are oval or heart shaped and 6-15 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. The leaves can have double teeth or lobes.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Also Known As
Gang-dang-gyal-zu
References (1)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 24
