Lychnis inflata
Wall.
Pyakuri
CaryophyllaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are used as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, India, Myanmar, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
It is erect and hairy. The leaves are oval and taper to a short tip. The lower leaves have stalks and the upper leaves do not. There is one flower that is nodding. The outer ring of sepals are inflated.
Names & Synonyms
Agrostemma inflata G. DonMelandrium inflatum Walp.
References (1)
- Rawat, G.S., & Pangtey, Y.P.S., 1987, A Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Alpine Regions of Kumaon. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 139-147
