Coral vegetable, Coastal glehnia
Glehnia littoralis

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 10-20 cm high. It has a long cylinder shaped taproot. This is 1-2 cm across. It has white hairs. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are triangle shaped in outline. The flowers are small and white.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in strong sun on coastal sand dunes.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, North America, Pacific, Russia, Taiwan

How it is used for food

The young leaves and leaf stalks are used to add flavour and fragrance. They are pickled and served with fish. They are used to flavour toso - the sweet Japanese sake. The root in used in soup with meat or chicken.

It is cultivated along seashores.

Edible parts

Leaves, leaf stalks, vegetable, roots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

American silvertop, Bei sha shen, Corkwing, Hama-bofu, Hamaboufuu

Synonyms

Cymopterus glaber (A. Gray) Black; Cymopterus littoralis J. G. Cooper & A. Gray; Phellopterus littoralis (A. Gray) F. Schmidt; Phellopterus littoralis (F. Schmidt ex Miq.) Benth.;