Spiraea pubescens

Turcz.

Shegebur

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit

The leaves and mature fruit are used for drinks.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows in open and semi-shaded places in forests between 200-2,500 m above sea level. In Sichuan.

Asia, China, Korea, Mongolia, Russia,

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, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches are spreading. The leaves are oval and 2-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. There are grey hairs underneath. The flowers are in groups of 15-20 and the flowers are 5-7 mm across. The petals are white. The fruit are spreading follicles.

References (2)

Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
Khasbagan, Hu-Yin Huai, and Sheng-Ji pei, 2000, Wild Plants in the Diet of Athorchin Mongol Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia. Economic Botany 54(4): 528-536

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