Manchurian Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia barystachys
Family: Primulaceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-100 cm tall. It has creeping rhizomes. The stems have tangled hairs. The leaves are alternate and 4-10 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
There are about 150 Lysimachia species.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in Inner Mongolia in China. It grows on grassy mountain slopes between 800-2,000 m above sea level in north China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, Siberia
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves