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Useful Temperate Plants

Synurus deltoides

(Aiton.)Nakai.

Asteraceae


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General Information

Synurus deltoides is a perennial plant that can grow up to 100cm tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The leaves are sold in local food 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

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.
,
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.
,
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, S. Japan, Korea, Manchuria.

Habitat

Forest margins, forests and meadows at elevations of 500 - 2200 metres in China[
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 *  *  *
HabitPerennial
Height1.00 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Succeeds in any fertile well-drained soil, preferably slightly alkaline in nature, in full sun[
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.
].

Edible Uses

Tender parts of the plant are eaten cooked[
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.
,
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 - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in a cold frame in spring. Surface sow or only just cover the seed and do not allow the compost to dry out. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring.
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