Tian Nan Xing (Arisaema consanguineum)

Family: Araceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Arisaema consanguineum is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Flies. The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - boiled and used as a vegetable. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. — Leaves - boiled and used as a vegetable.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp shady pine and mixed forests, shrubberies and grassy slopes at elevations of 1800 - 3300 metres in the Himalayas. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)