Potentilla cuneata
Wall. ex Leh.
Yeihcuruk
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Stems, Flowers
The leaves, stems, and flowers are eaten; they are traditionally fried together with wheat grain and eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests and in alpine meadows between 2,700-3,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Sikkim,
How to Identify
A herb or low shrub. The roots are slender and woody. The flowering stems are erect and 4-12 cm tall. The leaves are the base are 2-3 cm long. The leaves on the stem have 3 leaflets that are narrowly oval and 1-2 cm long by 4-8 mm wide. There are 1-2 flowers together at the ends of the branches. The flowers are 2-3 cm across. The petals are yelow.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Potentilla cuneata may refer to two different species of plants: Potentilla cuneata (Lindl.) Baill. ex Munz & I.M.Johnst., a taxonomic synonym for wedgeleaf horkelia (Potentilla lindleyi) Potentilla cuneata Wall. ex Lehm., a taxonomic synonym for cuneate cinquefoil (Sibbaldia cuneata)
References (2)
- Bhattarai, S and Chaudary, R. P., 2009, Wild Edible Plants Used by the People of Manang District, Central Nepal. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 48:1-20
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 9
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