Periploca sepium
Bunge
Nohain shegebur
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What to Eat
The leaves and stems are used as a vegetable. Young fruit are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
Leaves, Stems, Fruit,
How to Identify
A deciduous shrub growing 4 m tall with oval leaves 5-9 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. It produces purple flowers in small groups on side branches, followed by follicle fruit 7-12 cm long by 5 mm wide containing oblong seeds.
Other Information
Apocynaceae
Notes
A shrub. It grows 4 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are oval and 5-9 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There are a few flowers in groups on side branches. They are purple. The fruit is a follicle 7-12 cm long by 5 mm wide. The seeds are oblong.
Names & Synonyms
Imag-an eber, Sugusu modu, Yang nai zi
References (1)
- Sachula, et al, 2020, Wild edible plants collected and consumed by the locals in Daqinggou, Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2020) 16:60
