Bei Sha Shen (Glehnia littoralis)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Glehnia littoralis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in saline soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves and stems. Young buds. They are dug out from the sand. Roots. Used as a condiment, resembling tarragon and angelica. — Leaves and stems.; They are dug out from the sand.; Used as a condiment, resembling tarragon and angelica.

Habitat & North American Range

Sandy banks by the sea, all around Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)