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Serratula coronata

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A robust herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50-140 cm high. The branches appear at the uppermost leaf axil. There are leaves at the base and along the stem. The leaves are 40 cm long by 12 cm wide. They are divided into narrow segments along the stalk. There are 3-8 segments that are unequal in opposite sides. There are teeth along the edge.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests on mountain slopes between 100-1,600 m above sea level in north China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central Asia, China, Europe, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia

How it is used for food

The young plants are boiled and the bitter taste soaked and rained off then it is seasoned and eaten cold.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Serratula coronaria Pallas;