Houttuynia cordata ‘Tricolor’ - Photo by Deb Nystrom
The Chameleon plant is native to Japan, Korea, southern China, and Southeast Asia. It is grown as a leaf vegetable or for use as a medicinal herb for its antiviral and antibacterial activities.
Names
Scientific
Houttuynia cordata
English
Bishop's weed
Chameleon plant
Chinese lizard tail
Fish mint
Fishwort
Heartleaf
Himalayan spinach
Lizard tail
Vietnamese fish plant
Dutch
Leidsplantje
Moerasanemoon
French
Hottonie
Plante caméléon
German
Buntblatt
Chamäleonpflanze
Chinesischer Eidechsenschwanz
Eidechsenschwanz
Molchschwanz
Taxonomy
Order
Piperales
Family
Saururaceae
Genus
Houttuynia
Species
Houttuynia cordata (Chameleon plant)
Crop categories
Herbs
Leaf vegetables
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Vegetables
Wild-harvested crops
Pictures
Houttuynia cordata - Photo by Gael RAKOTOVAO
Houttuynia cordata - Photo by Toshizumi Muta