Hirta Gonostegia (Gonostegia hirta)

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

Gonostegia hirta is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). 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, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Sunny stream banks in valleys and weed patches alongside woodlands. Weedy places, thickets by ditches and rice fields at elevations of 100 - 1000, occasionally to 2700 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)