Polygonatum filipes
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Description
A herb. The rhizome is 1.5 cm thick. The stems are erect and 30-70 cm tall. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6012 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are hanging. They are yellowish green.
Edible Uses
The rhizome is steamed, roasted as a snack, or cooked as a vegetable. The shoots and sprouts are also cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The rhizome is steamed or roasted as a snack and also cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The shoots or sprouts are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and thickets and grassy slopes between 200-600 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (1)
- Wujisguleng, W., et al, 2012, Ethnobotanical review of food uses of Polygonatum (Convallariaceae) in China. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 81(4):239-244
