Triste Carpesium (Carpesium triste)

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

Carpesium triste is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). 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, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young plant - cooked. — Young plant - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Found in humus-rich soils in deciduous forests in all regions of Japan. Leafy mixed forests in Siberia. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)