Epilobium pyrricholophum
Franch. & Sav.
Onagraceae
Epilobium arcuatum H.Lév.
Epilobium axillare Franch. ex Koidz.
Epilobium chrysocoma H.Lév.
Epilobium hakkodense H.Lév.
Epilobium japonicum (Miq.) Hausskn.
Epilobium kiusianum Nakai
Epilobium makinoense H.Lév.
Epilobium myokoense Koidz.
Epilobium oligodontum Hausskn.
Epilobium prostratum H.Lév.
Epilobium quadrangulum H.Lév.
Epilobium rouyanum H.Lév.
Common Name:
General Information
Epilobium pyrricholophum is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of stems that are usually well-branched or unbranched; it can grow around 25 - 80cm 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.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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.
,
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.
Range
E. Asia - southern and central China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat
Wet places in lowland and mountains all over Japan[
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.
]. Wet places along streams and low areas, disturbed moist hillsides in mountains; at elevations from 300 - 1,800 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.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.75 m |
| Pollinators | Bees |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Prefers a well-drained but moisture retentive soil in a sunny position[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Succeeds in most soils[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].
A very variable plant in the wild[
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.
].
Edible Uses
Young leaves and shoots - cooked[
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
,
179- Title
- Famine Foods listed in the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Reid. B. E.
- Publisher
- Southern Materials Centre; Taipei
- Year
- 1977
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A translation of an ancient Chinese book on edible wild foods. Fascinating.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in situ or as soon as the seed is ripe.
Division in spring or autumn. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
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