Nodding carpesium
Carpesium cernuum
Family: Asteraceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing form year to year. It grows 50-100 cm tall. They are robust and have a white coating and hairs at the base. The lower leaves are thin and spoon shaped. They are 9-25 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are pale underneath. There are irregular double teeth along the edge.
It contains glycosides.
Where it is found
It is a temperate to tropical plant. In China it grows in waste fields and mountain slopes below 2,900 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Afghanistan, Asia, Australia, Caucasus, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, SE Asia, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam
How it is used for food
Leaves are eaten with oil and salt. They are eaten raw or boiled.
Edible parts
Leaves
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Jakhain, La men ga