Lychnis senno
Siebold & Zucc.
Caryophyllaceae Edible: Leaves
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows up to 1 m tall. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 8-12 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows between 100-2,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Japan,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Synonyms
Lychnis bungeana (D. Don) Fisch. ex Lindl.Silene bungeana (D. Don) H. Ohashi & H. Nakai
Also Known As
Honghuacai
References (2)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 6
- 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
