Bluebell
Adenophora pereskiifolia

Family: Campanulaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The roots are carrot shaped and 6-9 cm long by 2 cm wide. The stem is single and 2 m tall. The leaves on the stem are in rings of 3-5. They do not have leaf stalks and are 4-16 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The flowers are in pyramid shaped groups. They are funnel shaped and blue.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in northern China. It grows on the edges of forests and grassy places below 1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia

How it is used for food

The root is boiled in 2 changes of water and then eaten.

Edible parts

Root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Adenophora communis var. latifolia (Fisch.) Trautv.; Adenophora curvidens Nakai; Adenophora ishiyamae Miyabe & Tatew.; Adenophora latifolia Fisch.; Adenophora latifolia f. albiflora Nakai; Adenophora latifolia var. parvifolia Maxim.; Adenophora manshurica f. albiflora (Nakai) U.C.La; Adenophora moiwana Nakai; Adenophora moiwana var. heterotricha Nakai ex H.Hara; Adenophora onoi Kitam.; Adenophora pereskiifolia var. alternifolia Fuh ex Y.Z.Zhao; Adenophora pereskiifolia subsp. alternifolia (Fuh ex Y.Z.Zhao) C.X.Fu & M.Y.Liu; Adenophora pereskiifolia var. alternifolia P.Y. Fu; Adenophora pereskiifolia var. curvidens (Nakai) Kitag.; Adenophora pereskiifolia var. heterotricha (Nakai ex H.Hara) H.Hara; Adenophora pereskiifolia var. heterotricha (Nakai ex Hara) Hara; Adenophora pereskiifolia var. hirsuta Regel; Adenophora pereskiifolia f. linearifolia T.Shimizu; Adenophora pereskiifolia var. moiwana (Nakai) H.Hara; Adenophora pereskiifolia subsp. pereskiifolia; Adenophora pereskiifolia f. puberula Kitag.; Adenophora pereskiifolia f. stenophylla Toyok. & Nosaka; Adenophora pereskiifolia subsp. subalpina A.I.Baranov; Adenophora pereskiifolia var. yamadae Toyok. & Nosaka; Adenophora polyantha subsp. subalpina (A.I.Baranov) Kitag.; Adenophora polymorpha var. latifolia (Fisch.) Herder; Adenophora polymorpha var. latifolia (Fisch.) Trautv.; Adenophora polymorpha var. pereskiifolia (Fisch. ex Schult.) Makino; Adenophora yokoyamae Miyabe & Tatew.; Campanula peirescifolia Spreng.; Campanula pereskia Fisch. ex A.DC.; Campanula pereskiifolia Fisch. ex Schult.;