Fabaceae FAMILY

Amphicarpaea edgeworthii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Amphicarpaea edgeworthii is an annual climbing plant with slender stems 30 - 130cm long. The plant scrambles over the ground, twining into the surrounding vegetation[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Himalayas of northern India and Nepal, Vietnam

HabitatWoods and shaded places in lowland all over Japan. Mountain slope, road side, field, grassland at elevations of 300 - 3,000 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. ].