水蔓菁 shui man jing

Veronica angustifolia Fischer var. dilatata Nakai & Kitagawa, Rep. Exped. Manchoukuo sect. 4(1): 54. 1934; Pseudolysimachion galactites (Hance) Holub; Veronica galactites Hance; V. jeholensis Nakai; V. linariifolia Pallas ex Link var. dilatata (Nakai & Kitagawa) Nakai & Kitagawa; V. linariifolia subsp. dilatata (Nakai & Kitagawa) D. Y. Hong; V. linariifolia var. jeholensis (Nakai) Kitagawa.

Leaves opposite at least on lower nodes; leaf blade broadly linear to ovate-orbicular, 0.5-2 cm wide, margin always dentate. Fl. Jul-Oct.

* Meadows, thickets; 200-2100 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

Edible, used as a vegetable.