Ligularia fischeri
(Ledeb.) Turcz.
Asteraceae
Cineraria elata Steud.
Cineraria fischeri Ledeb.
Cineraria speciosa Schrad. ex Link
Hoppea speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) Rchb.
Ligularia glabrescens Vorosch.
Ligularia racemosa DC.
Ligularia sibirica longibracteata Kitam.
Ligularia sibirica racemosa (DC.) Kitam.
Ligularia sibirica speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) DC.
Ligularia speciosa (Schrad. ex Link) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Senecio ligularia ?
Senecio ligularia atkinsonii (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f.
Senecio racemosus Wall.
Common Name:
General Information
Ligularia fischeri is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a short, thick rhizome. The stems are usually from 50 - 150cm tall[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The leaves, both fresh and dried, are commonly sold in local fod markets in Korea[
1665- Title
- Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States
- Publication
- Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70
- Author
- Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee
- Website
- http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
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 - eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar
Habitat
Stream banks, swamp meadows, grassy slopes, scrub, forest margins; at elevations up to 2,500 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 | 1.00 m |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leaves[
1665- Title
- Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States
- Publication
- Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70
- Author
- Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee
- Website
- http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1996
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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