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Created 1/1/2014

Family Saururaceae

JAPAN - INDIGENOUS

Houttuynia cordata



Yawatano, Izu, Japan

FISH WORT   Dokudami

Sprawling perennial herb with vertical ends, flower bracts white.  Used medicially and  leaves as garnish in Vietnam.  Leaves taste like a combination of fish and mint.  Native from Japan and China to SE Asia.

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