Peracarpa carnosa

(Wall.) Hook.f. & Thom.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Young leaves are eaten cooked.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests and amongst moist rocks near streams between 1,300-3,800 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Russia, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet,

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, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A delicate herb. It has creeping rhizomes. The stems can be erect or lying along the ground. They are 4-25 cm tall. They can form roots at the nodes. The leaves are crowded towards the tips. They are 3-38 mm long by 3-28 mm wide. There can be teeth along the edge. The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves. They are funnel shaped and white or blue-purple.

How to Grow

Propagation: Propagate by seed.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Other Uses

None known Special Uses

Wikipedia

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A perennial plant reaching only 0.2 m in height. Hermaphroditic. Suitable for light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acid, neutral, and basic pH levels. Grows in semi-shade (light woodland) or full sun. Prefers moist soil.