Fagopyrum gracilipes
(Hemsl.) Dammer
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Description
A herb. It grows each year from seed. The stems are erect. It grows 20-70 cm tall. It is branched at the base. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped. It is 2-4 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The base can be sword shaped or heart shaped. The flowers can be at the ends of the shoots or in the axils of leaves. The seeds are triangle shaped.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It grows on grassy slopes and wet valleys. In central China it grows between 300-3,400 m above sea level. In Yunnan and Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Production
In China plants flower in June to October and fruit July to November.
Also Known As
Niarlagulepo, Qiaomaimiao, Yeqiaomai
References (3)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 5
- Geng, Y., et al, 2016, Traditional knowledge and its transmission of wild edibles used by the Naxi in Baidi Village, northwest Yunnan province. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:10
- 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
