Nanking chrysanthemum shoot
Dendranthema indicum

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb that grows in clumps. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are oval and 5-7 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The lower portions are divided into leaflets with lobes and teeth. The leaves are dark green. Flowers are yellow.

There are 37 Dendranthema species. Used in medicine.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in grasslands on mountain slopes, thickets, wet places by rivers, fields, roadsides, salty places by seashores, under shrubs between 100-2900 m in China. It grows along walls and in hedges.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, Central Asia, China, Europe, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Japan, Korea, Mediterranean, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Uzbekistan

How it is used for food

The flower heads are pickled in vinegar. The flowers are dried and made into tea. The young leaves are cooked. The leaves are also used for tea.

Edible parts

Flowers, leaves, seeds, flowers - tea

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds. Seedlings can be transplanted. Plants can be divided for planting.

Its other names

Local names

Ye ju hua

Synonyms

Chrysanthemum indicum Linnaeus var. coreanum H. Léveillé; Chrysanthemum indicum Linnaeus var. litorale Y. Ling; Chrysanthemum indicum Linnaeus var. lushanense (Kitamura) Handel-Mazzetti; Chrysanthemum lushanense Kitamura; Chrysanthemum nankingense Handel-Mazzetti; Chrysanthemum procumbens Loureiro; Chrysanthemum sabinii Lindley; Matricaria indica (Linnaeus)Desrousseaux; Pyrethrum indicum (Linnaeus) Cassini; Tanacetum indicum (Linnaeus) Schultz-Bipontinus;