Cuneatum Elatostema (Elatostema cuneatum)

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

Elatostema cuneatum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 10in). It is in flower from June to July. 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). . Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. 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

Shaded places in lowland, northern and central Japan. Valley forests and precipices at elevations of 1200 - 1400 metres in S. Yunnan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)