Parnassia wightiana
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. There are 2-4 stems and they are 18-24 cm long. There are 2-5 leaves at the base and one on the stem.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In southern China is grows in open valley forests between 600-2,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand,
Also Known As
Xinyecao
References (2)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 8
- 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
