Apogonoides Lapsana (Lapsana apogonoides)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Lapsana apogonoides is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young plant - cooked. A famine food, it is only used when better foods are not available. Seed - cooked. It can be used like rice. — Young plant - cooked.; A famine food, it is only used when better foods are not available.; It can be used like rice.

Habitat & North American Range

River banks, cultivated fields and thickets in lowland of central and southern Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)