Arceuthobium pini
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - drink
The leaves are consumed as a drink.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in mixed forests on mountain slopes between 2,600-3,500 m above sea level in southern China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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 mistletoe. It grows on pine trees. It is 5-15 cm tall. The branches are opposite and can be in rings or 3-4. The scale leaves are 0.5-1.5 mm long. Male flowers occur singly or in pairs. Female flowers occur singly.
References (1)
- Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39
