Apocynaceae FAMILY

Cynanchum ascyrifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

There are some reports of toxins in this genus^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it could succeed outdoors at least in the milder parts of this country. It probably does not have any special cultivation requirements and will probably succeed in most soils in a sunny position^[PFAF].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Cynanchum+ascyrifolium>

Pollinators

Insects

References

[1]Famine Foods listed in the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. — Reid. B. E. · Southern Materials Centre; Taipei · 1977 · ISBN - ↩︎A translation of an ancient Chinese book on edible wild foods. Fascinating.
[2]Flora of Japan — http://www.foj.info ↩︎An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource.
[3]Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea — World Health Organisation, Manila · 1998 · ISBN 92 9061 120 0 ↩︎An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎