Pentacarpos Kosteletzkya (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos)

Family: Malvaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Kosteletzkya pentacarpos is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste is pleasant. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; They are used as a potherb or to thicken soups.; The leaves can be eaten raw but are rather fibrous and somewhat hairy, though the taste is pleasant.; The following uses are recorded for Althaea officinalis, they are said to also apply to this species:- Root - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Seaside bogs of the Caspian littoral, along the west and south coasts. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)