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Nabalus tatarinowii

(Maxim.) Nakai

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Description

A herb. It grows 1-2 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. It has one erect stem. It branches higher up. The lower leaves have fine hairs. The leaf stalk i 7-17 cm long. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped and 5-15 cm long by 6-15 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes and in moist places in grassland between 500-3,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Korea, Russia,

Synonyms

Lactuca tatarinowii (Maxim.) Franch.Nabalus tatarinowii var. divisa Nakai & Kitag.Prenanthes macrophylla Franch.Prenanthes tatarinowii (L.) Maxim.and others

Also Known As

Pahu, Shan jian zi

References (1)

  • Kang, Y., et al, 2014, Wild food plants used by the Tibetans of Gongba Valley (Zouqu country, Gansu, China) Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:20 (As Prenanthes tatarinowii)

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