Symplocarpus renifolius
Family: Araceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has rhizomes 7 cm across. The leaves are in a ring. The leaf stalk is 40 cm long by 1 cm across. The leaves are round or heart shaped and 30-40 cm long and wide. The flowers appear before the leaves.
There are 3 Symplocarpus species.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet places and swamp forests below 300 m above sea level in north China.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Russia
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves, caution