Pentagonia Legousia (Legousia pentagonia)

Family: Campanulaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Legousia pentagonia is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) 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, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Tender young shoots - raw. — Tender young shoots - raw.

Habitat & North American Range

Cornfields and waste places. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)