Alpestre Aegopodium (Aegopodium alpestre)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Aegopodium alpestre is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - cooked. — Young shoots - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp woods in mountains, C. and S. Japan. Mixed forests or grassy places on mountain slopes at elevations of 900 - 2200 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)