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Scientific name

Houttuynia cordata Thunb.

Family

Saururaceae

Japanese

ドクダミ

English

Heartleaf houttuynia

General information

flowering period

Monthly blossoming season, distribution

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Stems

Main Stems Glabrous, Erect and Branching, Have Some Vertical Lines

Leaves

Alternate, Petioles Long, Ovate Cordate, Have Clear 5 Veins, Light Green and Apex Acute, Margins Smooth, Base Cordate or Subcordate, Stipules Attached Petiole Base

Inflorescences

Spike

Habit

Wetland

Distribution

Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Himalayas, Java Etc., Jeju and Ulleung Island, South and Central Area

English common name

Heartleaf Houttuynia

Life cycle

Perennial Foliage and Flower Plant

Flowering

May

Height

20-50cm

Root

Rhizomes White and Soft, Creeping Long

Flower color

White

Fruit

Capsule, Divided 3 Parts

Seed

Light Brown

Use

Ground Cover Plant, ornamental, Medicine(Malaria, Dropsy, Abscess Etc.)

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Specimen Information More Specimen Information

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  [ADNA200911251157]

  2008-07-14 / / 안동대학교 식물표본관

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  [ADNA200911261069]

  2008-07-14 / / 안동대학교 식물표본관

Related species

• Related species data is not available.