Coniogramme intermedia

Hieron

PteridaceaeLeavesRoots
Coniogramme intermedia
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds

The fronds or leaves are cooked as a vegetable, either fried or used in soup. The rhizomes are processed for starch to make noodles.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, SE Asia, Tibet, Vietnam,

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 temperate fern growing 60-120 cm tall, found in the Pteridaceae family. The fronds and rhizomes are both edible and commonly used in traditional cooking.

Notes

Also put in the family Hemionitiaceae and Adiantaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Go-blo-rko-gri-rko-ryo

Several
References (4)
  • Ding, X., 2021, Collection calendar: the diversity and local knowledge of wild edible plants used by Chenthang Sherpa people to treat seasonal food shortages in Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 17:40
  • Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 27
  • Liu, Y., et al, 2012, Food uses of ferns in China: a review. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 84(4): 263-270
  • www.eFloras.org Flora of China

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