Euchiton japonicus
(Thunb.) Holub.
Everlasting flower
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Shoots, Flowers
The leaves, shoots, and flowers are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in waste fields between 200-1,800 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Asia, China, Japan*, Korea, Taiwan,
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 keeps growing from year to year. It has creeping rhizomes. It grows 5-25 cm tall. The leaves are mostly near the root. They are in rings. They are 2-3 cm long by 2-4 mm wide. The flowering stems are tufted.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Euchiton japonicus, or creeping cudweed, is a species of plant within the Asteraceae family.
Notes
There are about 200 Gnaphalium species.
Names & Synonyms
Gnaphalium japonicum Thunb.
and others
References (6)
- Famine foods (As Gnaphalium japonicum)
- Fl. jap. 311. 1784 (As Gnaphalium japonicum)
- Hwang, H., et al, 2013, A Study on the Flora of 15 Islands in the Western Sea of Jeollanamdo Province, Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Vol. 6, No. 2 281-310 (As Gnaphalium japonicum)
- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56 (As Gnaphalium japonicum)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Gnaphalium japonicum)
- READ (As Gnaphalium japonicum)
