Caprifoliaceae FAMILY

Dipsacus japonicus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dipsacus japonicus is a spiny, biennial to perennial plant growing from a taproot. It produces a basal rosette of leaves and an often branched flowering stem up to 150cm 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 and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern and eastern China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatGrassy slopes, roadsides; at elevations up to 2,600 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. ]. Sunny places; at elevations from 300 - 1,500 metres in central and southern Japan[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].