Squill
Barnardia japonica

Family: Asparagaceae

What it is like

A herb.

There are about 90 Scilla species. Also put in the family Hyacinthaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan

How it is used for food

The bulb must be soaked for a long time and boiled until it is very thoroughly cooked.

Edible parts

Bulb, root, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Barnardia alboviridis (Hand.-Mazz.) Speta Barnardia bispatha (Hand.-Mazz.) Speta Barnardia borealijaponica (M.Kikuchi) Speta Barnardia japonica (Thunb.) Wijnands; Barnardia pulchella (Kitag.) Speta; Barnardia scilloides Lindl.; Barnardia sinensis (Lour.) Speta; Convallaria chinensis Osbeck; Dracaena alliaria Lour. ex B.A.Gomes; Loncomelos japonicum (Thunb.) Raf.; Ornithogalum chinense (Osbeck) Schult. & Schult.f.; Ornithogalum japonicum Thunb.; Ornithogalum sinense Lour.; Scilla alboviridis Hand.-Mazz.; Scilla barnardia K.Koch; Scilla bispatha Hand.-Mazz.; Scilla borealijaponica M.Kikuchi; Scilla chinensis Benth. [Illegitimate]; Scilla chinensis f. alba T.Lee; Scilla chinensis var. mounsei H.Lév.; Scilla japonica Baker [Illegitimate]; Scilla scilloides (Lindl.) Druce; Scilla scilloides f. albida Y.N.Lee; Scilla scilloides var. albiflora Satake; Scilla scilloides f. albiflora (Satake) Satake & Okuyama; Scilla scilloides var. alboviridis (Hand.-Mazz.) F.T.Wang & Y.C.Tang; Scilla scilloides var. litoralis Konta; Scilla scilloides var. mounsei (H.Lév.) McKean; Scilla scilloides var. pulchella (Kitag.) Kitag.; Scilla scilloides var. scilloides; Scilla sinensis (Lour.) Merr.; Scilla sinensis f. albiflora (Satake) W.Lee; Scilla sinensis var. pulchella (Kitag.) Kitag.; Scilla thunbergii Miyabe & Kudô; Scilla thunbergii var. pulchella Kitag.; Simira japonica (Thunb.) Raf.;