Glossophyllum Carpesium (Carpesium glossophyllum)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Carpesium glossophyllum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves and flowering heads - cooked. — Young leaves and flowering heads - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods, central and southern Japan. Common on dry slopes in deciduous forests. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)