Sweet leaf, Horse sugar
Symplocos tinctoria
Family: Symplocaceae
What it is like
A tree.
There are over 250 Symplocos species.
Where it is found
It grows in warm temperate climates.
Countries/locations it is found in
Canada, North America, USA
How it is used for food
The leaves are chewed for their sweet acid flavour.
Edible parts
Leaves
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Hopea tinctoria L.; Symplocos tinctoria var. ashei Harb.; Symplocos tinctoria var. pygmaea Fernald;