Edgeworthii Amphicarpaea (Amphicarpaea edgeworthii)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Amphicarpaea edgeworthii is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) or semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed and seedpods - cooked. The seedpods are harvested when green and used for food. — Seed and seedpods - cooked.; The seedpods are harvested when green and used for food.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods and shaded places in lowland all over Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)