Winged prickly ash, Chinese wingleaf pricklyash
Zanthoxylum planispinum
Family: Rutaceae
What it is like
A shrub 1-1.5 m high. It has a smell. The roots are rough and yellow. They are woody. The leaves are small. They are 5-12 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. They grow in groups of 3. The flowers are yellowish-green. The fruit are round and red when ripe. The look oily and have spots on the outside. The seeds are oval, shiny and black.
There are about 200 Zanthoxylum species.
Where it is found
They grow in forests. It suits hardiness zones 7-10. In Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Australia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia
How it is used for food
The fruit peel is used as a flavouring.
Edible parts
Leaves, fruit - flavouring
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Fuyu-sansho