Arabis tibetica

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In the Himalayas it grows between 3,000-4,600 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Himalayas, India

How it is used for food

The young shoots are cooked and used as a vegetable.

Edible parts

Shoots, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Arabidopsis multicaulis Pamp.; Arabidopsis tibetica (Hook.f. & Thomson) Y.Z. Lan & C.H. An ex K.C.Kuan; Arabidopsis tibetica (Hook. f. & Thomson) Y.C. Lan & Z.X. An; Arabis attenuata Royle ex Hook.f.; Arabis clarkei O.E. Schulz; Arabis multicaulis Pamp.; Arabis tenuirostris O.E. Schulz; Arabis thomsonii Hook.f. & Thomson; Crucihimalaya tibetica (Hook. f. & Thomson) Al-Shehbaz, D.A. German & M. Koch; Erysimum tibeticum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze;