Tricuspis Boehmeria (Boehmeria tricuspis)

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

Boehmeria tricuspis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from September to October. 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). . The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. — Young leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Hills and mountains, C. and S. Japan. Thickets, edges of forests, along streams in hills and mountains at elevations of 500 - 1400 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)