Asteraceae FAMILY

Crepidiastrum sonchifolium

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ixeris sonchfolia is a perennial plant that can grow up to 50cm tall The plant is harvested from the wild for lcal use as a food. It is sometimes cultivated as a food crop and the young leaves are sold in local food markets in Korea.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Mongolia, China, Korea.

HabitatRoadsides on mountain slopes, plains, floodplains, on rock at elevations of 100 - 2700 metres in China[ 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. ].