Arabis serrata

Franch. & Sav.

Chi ye nan jie

Brassicaceae Edible: Leaves 104 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

A hardy perennial growing to 0.3 m (1 ft) tall, hardy to UK zone 7. Flowers from July to August with hermaphroditic blooms visited by bees and butterflies. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with good drainage. Prefers mildly acidic, neutral, and basic soils in semi-shade or full sun, favoring moist conditions.

Description

A cabbage family herb. It is an annual herb with runners. It is densely covered with hairs. It grows up to 35 cm tall. The leaves near the base are simple and entire. They are 2-3 cm long by 3-5 mm wide. The leaves on the stems are smaller and without leaf stalks. The flowers are in compound groups at the top of the plant. The dry elongated fruit has about 20 very small seeds.

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves Edible Uses: Young leaves - cooked.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Distribution

It grows in rocky crevices, along streams, mountain slopes, deciduous forest between 100–3200 m altitude in China.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan,

Cultivation

Easily grown in ordinary well-drained soil. A polymorphic species. Plants are stoloniferous.

Propagation

Seed - it is best to surface sow the seed as soon as it is ripe in a light position in a cold frame. Seed can also be sown in spring. It usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks at 21°c. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division after flowering. Very easy, the divisions can be planted out straight into their permanent positions if required. Cuttings in a shady border in summer.

Other Uses

None known Special Uses

Notes

There are about 120 Arabis species. They are temperate plants.

Synonyms

Arabis alpina Linnaeus var. formosana Masamune ex S. F. HuangArabis amplexicaulis Edgeworth var. japonica H. Bois-sieuArabis amplexicaulis var. serrata (Franchet & Savatier) Maki-noArabis boissieuana NakaiArabis boissieuana var. glauca (H. Bois-sieu) KoidzumiArabis boissieuana var. sikokiana NakaiArabis fauriei H. Boissieu (1899), not H. Léveillé (1910)Arabis fauriei var. grandiflora NakaiArabis formosana (Masamune ex S. F. Huang) T. S. Liu & S. S. YingArabis glauca H. BoissieuArabis glauca subsp. pseudoauriculata (H. Boissieu) VoroschilovArabis hallaisanensis NakaiArabis iwatensis MakinoArabis kishidae NakaiArabis pseudoauriculata H. BoissieuArabis serrata var. glabrescens OhwiArabis serrata var. glauca (H. Boissieu) OhwiArabis serrata var. platycarpa OhwiArabis serrata var. japonica (H. Boissieu) OhwiArabis serrata var. sikokiana (Nakai) OhwiArabis sikokiana (Nakai) Honda

References (3)

Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 8
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Zhou Taiyan, Lu Lianli, Yang Guang; Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz, BRASSICACEAE (CRUCIFERAE), Flora of China.