Houttuynia cordata - Photo by Gael RAKOTOVAO
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
Genus
Houttuynia
Family
Saururaceae
Order
Piperales
Crop categories
Herbs
Leaf vegetables
Vegetables
Pictures
Houttuynia cordata - Photo by Gael RAKOTOVAO
Houttuynia cordata ‘Tricolor’ - Photo by Deb Nystrom
Houttuynia cordata - Photo by Toshizumi Muta