Bergenia scopulosa
T. P. Wang
Saxifragaceae Edible: Leaves
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10-50 cm tall. The rhizomes are thick and scaly. The leaves are at the base. The leaf stalk is 2-13 cm long and sheaths the base. The leaves are round and 17-25 cm long by 13-22 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
In central China it grows in forests and rock crevices between 2,500-3,600 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Also Known As
Yebaicai
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
- www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 8
