Parasenecio delphiniifolia
H. Koyama
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots, Stem, Leaves
The young leaves and shoots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in shaded wet places in the under-story of the forest between 1,600-3,200 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Asia, China, Japan,
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
A herb. It grows 80-150 cm tall. The stems are single, erect and with lines along them. The lower parts are purple. There are 3-4 leaves in the middle section of the stem. They are oval or kidney shaped and 9-15 cm long by 11-18 cm wide. They have lobes arranged like fingers on a hand. There are 5-7 lobes. There are many flower heads at the top of the plant.
Names & Synonyms
Momijigasa
Cacalia delphiniifolia Siebold & Zucc.
References (1)
- Chen, B. & Qiu, Z., Consumer's Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. p 24 www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfr/aip/872413.pdf
