Asteraceae FAMILY

Lapsanastrum humile

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lapsana humilis is an annual to short-lived perennial plant growing from a taproot; it produces a few to several, slender, decumbent to ascending stems, growing 10 - 50cm tall[ 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 - southeast China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatRiver banks, wastelands, rice paddies and cultivated fields and thickets; at elevations from 500 - 1,000 metres[ 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. , 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. ].