Carpesium cernuum

Nodding carpesium

Asteraceae Edible: Leaves Potential hazards — see below 414 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb. It keeps growing form year to year. It grows 50-100 cm tall. They are robust and have a white coating and hairs at the base. The lower leaves are thin and spoon shaped. They are 9-25 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are pale underneath. There are irregular double teeth along the edge.

Edible Uses

Leaves are eaten raw or boiled, typically seasoned with oil and salt.

Traditional Uses

Leaves are eaten with oil and salt. They are eaten raw or boiled.

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Known Hazards

The plant contains glycosides.

Distribution

It is a temperate to tropical plant. In China it grows in waste fields and mountain slopes below 2,900 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Afghanistan, Asia, Australia, Caucasus, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Russia, SE Asia, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam,

Notes

It contains glycosides.

Nutrition

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Leaves	85.2	—	—	17.2	—	—	—	—

Also Known As

Jakhain, La men ga

References (5)

Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 106
Geng, Y., et al, 2016, Traditional knowledge and its transmission of wild edibles used by the Naxi in Baidi Village, northwest Yunnan province. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:10
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
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Seal, T., et al, 2013,Evaluation of Proximate and Mineral Composition of Wild Edible Leaves, traditionally used by the Local People of Meghalaya State in India. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 12(4): 171-175