Lapsanastrum apogonoides
(Maxim.) Pak & K.Bremer
Asteraceae
Lapsana apogonoides Maxim.
Common Name:
General Information
Lapsana apogonoides is an annual to biennial plant growing from a taproot; it produces a basal rosette of leaves and several slender stems around 5 - 25cm 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 a medicine.
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.
Range
E. Asia - China and Japan.
Habitat
River banks, roadsides, wastelands, cultivated fields and thickets; at elevations up to 900 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.
,
2201- Title
- Common Chinese Materia Medica Volume 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huagu Ye et al (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5900-3
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore
- Year
- 2022
- ISBN
- 978-981-16-5899-0
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Biennial |
| Height | 0.15 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Flies, Lepidoptera, Self |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will succeed outdoors in Britain, though judging by its native range it is likely to be hardy at least in the milder areas of the country. The plant will probably prefer full sun or light shade and is likely to be fairly tolerant of soil types[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Edible Uses
Young plant - 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.
,
178- Title
- Chinese Materia Medica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Stuart. Rev. G. A.
- Publisher
- Taipei. Southern Materials Centre
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
]. A famine food, it is only used when better foods are not available[
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.
].
Seed - cooked. It can be used like rice[
178- Title
- Chinese Materia Medica.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Stuart. Rev. G. A.
- Publisher
- Taipei. Southern Materials Centre
- Year
- 1911
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
].
Medicinal
The whole plant is bitter in taste, neutral in property. A decoction is used for detoxicating, curing carbuncles, promoting eruption of rash, and clearing away heat. It is often used for the treatment of sore throats, sores and boils, snakebite, and measles[
2201- Title
- Common Chinese Materia Medica Volume 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huagu Ye et al (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5900-3
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore
- Year
- 2022
- ISBN
- 978-981-16-5899-0
- Description
-
].
For external treatment, the fresh plant is mashed and applied to the affected areas[
2201- Title
- Common Chinese Materia Medica Volume 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huagu Ye et al (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5900-3
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore
- Year
- 2022
- ISBN
- 978-981-16-5899-0
- Description
-
].
The whole plants are harvested in summer and autumn and dried in the sun for later use[
2201- Title
- Common Chinese Materia Medica Volume 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huagu Ye et al (Editors)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5900-3
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore
- Year
- 2022
- ISBN
- 978-981-16-5899-0
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ during mid to late summer, or as soon as it is ripe, and only just cover the seed.
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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