Asteraceae FAMILY

Syneilesis palmata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syneilesis palmata is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a short rhizome. It produces a clump of stems 70 - 120cm long[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The leaves 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 - central and southern Japan, South Korea

HabitatWoods in low mountains[ 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. ].