Asteraceae FAMILY

Ainsliaea acerifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ainsliaea acerifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant with erect, unbranched stems, it grows from 25 - 80cm tall. The plant produces 4 - 7 leaves clustered around the middle of each stem, with an inflorescence abovel[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 2186 Title Systematic Revision and Phylogeny of Ainsliaea DC.(Asteraceae, Mutisieae) Publication Ann. Missouri Bot Gard. 94: 79-191, 2007 Author Freire S.E. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The leaves are sometimes sold in local food markets[ 1665 Title Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States Publication Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70 Author Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805 Publisher Year 1996 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast China, Japan, Korea

HabitatForests; at elevations from 300 - 500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Humus-rich soils on slopes in forests[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].