Thelypteris subochthodes

Ching

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Thelypteris subochthodes
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Fronds

The leaves and fronds are edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

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 temperate fern with edible leaves and fronds, belonging to the family Aspleniaceae (also classified in Thelypteridaceae).

Notes

Also put in the family Thelypteridaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Bai jue

Lastrea subochthodes (Ching) TagawaPseudocyclosorus subochthodes (Ching) Ching
References (1)
  • Kang, Y., et al, 2014, Wild food plants used by the Tibetans of Gongba Valley (Zouqu country, Gansu, China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:20 (As Pseudocyclosorus subochthodes)

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