Coniogramme wilsonii
Hieron.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Rhizome - starch, Root, Leaves, Fronds
The fronds and leaves are cooked as a vegetable. The rhizomes are processed for starch to make noodles.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests between 1,000-1,600 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 subtropical fern growing in forests at 1,000-1,600 m elevation.
Notes
Also put in the family Hemionitiaceae and Adiantaceae.
References (2)
- 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
