Picris japonica
Thunb.
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Description
A herb. It grows 30-120 cm tall. It has a taproot and can live for a few years. It has dark hooked hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 12-20 cm long by 1-3 cm wide but get smaller up the stem.
Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In China it grows in grasslands on mountain slopes between 600-3,700 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Tibet,
Synonyms
Aster esquirolii H. Lev.Picris davurica Fisch. ex Hornem.Picris hieracioides subsp. japonica (Thunb.) Hand.-Mazz.Picris mairei H. Lev.
References (2)
- Chen, B. & Qiu, Z., Consumer's Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. p 24 www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfr/aip/872413.pdf (As Picris hieracioides subsp. japonica)
- Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 199-230).
