Czernaevia laevigata var. laevigata

Turczaninow

Lie ye qin, Yuan bian zhong

Apiaceae Edible: Leaves, Stems, Vegetable

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Description

A herb. It takes 2 years to complete its life cycle. It grows 90-120 cm high. The stems are hollow and ribbed. They are branched. The leaves are on long leaf stalks. The leaf blade is oval or triangle shaped and 30-50 cm long by 25-40 cm wide. There are leaflets along the stalk. These are oval and 4-10 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are white in groups at the top of the plant. The fruit are almost round. They have wings along the edges.

Edible Uses

Young plants are used as a potherb, with leaves and stems eaten as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The young plants are used as a potherb.

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Distribution

It is native to north eastern China. It grows in China in shrubby thickets and along river banks.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Korea, Russia, Siberia,

Other Information

It is gathered in large amounts.

Notes

Probably now Angelica czernaevia.

Synonyms

Angelica laevigata Franchet, non Fischer

References (2)

Flora of China. www.eFloras.org (As Czernaevia laevigata)
Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 595 (As Czernaevia laevigata)