Bachelor's Button (Kerria japonica)

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

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring . Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect, Weeping.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich source of vitamin C (200mg per 100g). — Young leaves - cooked.; The leaves contain a small amount (0.002%) of hydrogen cyanide and are also a rich source of vitamin C (200mg per 100g).; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.; No more details are given, but this report is somewhat suspect, the plant does not produce a fleshy fruit and the seed case certainly does not look edible.

Habitat & North American Range

By rivers and on rocks in gorges in the mountains. Thickets on mountain slopes at elevations of 200 - 3000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)