Convolvulaceae FAMILY

Calystegia pubescens

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

This species is said to be purgative[ 173 Title Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Publication Author Crowe. A. Publisher Hodder and Stoughton Year 1990 ISBN 0-340-508302 Description A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet. ], some caution is advised.

Botanical Description

Calystegia pubescens is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock. It produces stems that can be several metres long, these scramble over the ground, twining into surrounding vegetation for support[ 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 medicine and sometimes as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern and eastern China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatSunny grassy places and thickets in lowland[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Waste places, grassy or shrubby hillsides, sometimes a weed of cultivation[ 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. ].