Ying mao nan jie
Arabis hirsuta

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It grows up to 80 cm tall. The stems are erect and branch higher up. The leaves at the base are in a ring. They can be spoon shaped or oblong. The leaves on the stem do not have leaf stalks. They are 2-5 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.

There are about 120 Arabis species. They are temperate plants.

Where it is found

A temperate plant. It grows in meadows, grassy slopes, roadsides, mixed forests between 300–4000 m altitude in China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Albania, Australia, Britain, Central Asia, China, Europe, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mediterranean, Russia, Sicily, Slovenia, N Africa, SW Asia, North America, USA

How it is used for food

The leaves are eaten raw and also cooked.

Edible parts

Leaves, shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Dlakavi repnjak, Razzi

Synonyms

Arabis accedens Jord.; Arabis hirsuta var. nipponica (Franchet & Savatier) C. C. Yuan & T. Y. Cheo; Arabis hirsuta var. purpurea Y. C. Lan & T. Y. Cheo; Arabis sagittata de Candolle var. nipponica Franchet & Savatier; Turritis hirsuta Linnaeus; and several others