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Polygonum ciliinerve

(Nakai) Ohwi

Polygonaceae Edible: Roots

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Description

A temperate herb in the Polygonaceae family with edible roots.

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Edible Uses

The roots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, China,

Also Known As

Qiaomaitou

References (1)

  • 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

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