Chrysosplenium sinicum

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Saxifragaceae Edible: Leaves 25 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Chrysosplenium sinicum is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family. It was first described by Karl Maximovich in 1877. It is a perennial species, and the fruit is a capsule.

Description

A herb. It grows 10-20 cm tall. The sterile branches arise from the axils of the leaves in the lower section. The leaves are usually opposite and broadly oval and 6-11 mm long by 8-12 mm wide.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests in shaded and wet places between 500-3,600 m above sea level in central China. In Sichuan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Korea, Mongolia, Russia

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