Geranium thunbergii
Family: Geraniaceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 20-70 cm tall. They can be trailing and form roots at the nodes. The leaves are 2-6 cm long and divided like fingers.
There are about 300-400 Geranium species. They are mostly temperate.
Where it is found
It is a temperate. In China it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Australia, China, Himalayas, Japan, Korea, Russia, Slovenia, Taiwan
How it is used for food
The young leaves are eaten with oil and salt. The older leaves are dried and used as tea substitute.
Edible parts
Leaves
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Chuisoni-phul, Gen-no-shoko, Thunbergova krvomočnica