Polygonum taquetii — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Seeds

Young plants are eaten cooked, and the seeds can be used raw or cooked, though they are quite small and fiddly to work with.

Where to Find It

It grows in wet valleys. It grows from sea level to 400 m above sea level.

Asia, China, Japan, Korea,

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 growing 30-50 cm tall, native to wet valleys from sea level to 400 m elevation.

How to Grow

Propagation: Sow seed in spring in a cold frame; germination is usually free and easy. Once seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and plant out during summer if they have reached sufficient size. If not, overwinter in a cold frame and plant out the following spring after the last expected frosts. Division can be done in spring or autumn. Larger divisions can go directly into permanent positions, but smaller divisions are better potted up and grown on in light shade in a cold frame until well established, then planted out in late spring or early summer.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Other Uses

None known

Notes

There are about 50 Polygonum species.

References (2)

Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 5
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/