Asteraceae FAMILY
Ixeridium dentatum
Ixeridium dentatum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ixeris dentata is a herbaceous perennial plant that can grow up to 50cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The plant is sometimes cultivated as a food crop and is commonly 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 - Russian Far East, eastern China, Japan, Korea
HabitatSunny places in lowland and low valleys all over Japan[ 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. ]. Forests on mountain slopes, moist places, fields; at elevations from 300 - 1,100 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. ].