Chrysosplenium biondianum
Engl.
SaxifragaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. In central China it grows in shaded and wet places in forest undergrowth between 1,000-2,000 m above sea level.
Asia, China,
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 8-28 cm tall. There are sterile branches from the axils of the leaves. The leaves on the stem are opposite and almost fan shaped. They are 1-2 cm long by 5-12 mm wide. They narrow towards the base.
Names & Synonyms
Hongjincai
References (2)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 8
- Kang, Y., et al, 2012, Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys on the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 9:26
