Longiradiatum Bupleurum (Bupleurum longiradiatum)

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

Bupleurum longiradiatum is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from August to October. 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 and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

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

Forests and shrubby thickets, it is also found rarely on not excessively exposed dry slopes. Mountains all over Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)