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Anaphalis aureopunctata f. flavescens

Lingelsh & Borza

Asteraceae Edible: Leaves

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Description

A herb. It grows 20-50 cm tall. It has rhizomes. These can be 12-20 cm long. The lower leaves are dense and upper leaves lax. There is a ring of spoon shaped leaves. The leaves have white hairs.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests and in grasslands and wetlands between 1,000-4,200 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China,

Also Known As

Shiqucao

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

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