Smilacinum Disporum (Disporum smilacinum)

Family: Colchicaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Disporum smilacinum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from April to May, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). 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). It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. Bulb. No further details are given. — Young leaves - cooked.; No further details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods in hilly country and foothills all over Japan. Forests from near sea level to 400 metres, occasionally to 1600 metres. in NE Shandong, China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)