Pei lan
Eupatorium fortunei

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1-1.5 m tall and spreads 30 cm-1 m wide. It forms clumps and keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are opposite and divided. They have sharp teeth. The flowers are white and in groups.

There are about 40 Eupatorium species. It is used in medicine.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. In China it grows at about 2,000 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan. In Sichuan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Indochina, Japan, Korea, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Caution: It can irritate the stomach.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Leaves, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Eupatorium caespitosum Migo; Eupatorium japonicum var. fortunei; Eupatorium stoechadasum Hance;