Yuan mao juan er
Cerastium furcatum

Family: Caryophyllaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It is 15-55 cm tall. The leaves at the base are spoon shaped. The leaves on the stem are oval or sword shaped. They are 1-3 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide.

There are about 100 Cerastium species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on forest margins, mountain valleys, hillsides and summits, meadows between 1200–3800 m. in China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, North Korea, Russia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cerastium amurense Ohwi; Cerastium ciliatum Ohwi; Cerastium ciliatum var. acutifolium (Franchet) Handel-Mazzetti; Cerastium ciliatum var. brevifolium (Franchet) Handel-Mazzetti; Cerastium rigidum Ledebour (1815), not (Scopoli) Vitman (1789); Cerastium rubescens Mattfeld; Cerastium vulgatum Linnaeus var. acutifolium Franchet; Cerastium vulgatum var. brevifolium Franchet