Asteraceae FAMILY

Kalimeris yomena

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kalimeris yomena is a herbaceous, perennial plant forming a cluster of branched stems 50 - 180cm tall from a stoloniferous rootstock[ 628 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1997 ISBN Description Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern Japan

HabitatOpen places in lowlands, where the soil is moist, usually in places shaped by human activity, especially paddy fields; at elevations up to 500 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. , 628 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 84 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1997 ISBN Description Includes a treatment of the genus Styrax in Central America. ].