Asteraceae FAMILY

Aster kantoensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aster kantoensis is an erect annual to biennial plant with stems 30 - 80cm tall that are freely branched above[ 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. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central Japan

HabitatWaste ground along rivers[ 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. ].