Asarum himalaicum

Hook.f. & Thomson ex Klotzsch

Aristolochiaceae Edible: Leaves, Roots 7 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb. It has some white hairs. It has underground stems or rhizomes. They are 1-2 mm across. The leaf stalk is 10-25 cm long. The leaves are heart shaped and 4-8 cm long by 7-11 cm wide. There are long hairs on the upper surface and short hairs on the lower surface.

Edible Uses

The leaves and roots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests along streams and in moist places between 1,300-3,100 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Sikkim,

Also Known As

Maoxixin

References (2)

Kang, Y., et al, 2012, Wild food plants and wild edible fungi in two valleys on the Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi, central China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 9:26
Kang, Y., et al, 2012, Wild food plants and wild edible fungi of Heihe valley (Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, central China): Herbophilia and indifference to fruits and mushrooms. Acta Societas Botanicorum Poloniae 81(4):4-5-413