Melanthiaceae FAMILY

Paris verticillata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Paris verticillata is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a slender, creeping rhizomatous rootstock; it produces a cluster of erect, unbranched stems 25 - 60cm long topped by a whorl of 5 - 9 leaves and a single, terminal flower[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The young shoots are sold in local food markets in Korea[ 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 - Russia (Siberia to the Russian Far East), Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea

HabitatForests, thickets, grassy and shady places, hillsides along ravines; at elevations from 1,100 - 3,600 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. ].