Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)

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

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots, Flowers

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves and young shoots - cooked and used as a vegetable. A famine food, they are only used when all else fails. They can also be used as a condiment. Fruits and flowers are said to be edible but no further details are given. — Leaves and young shoots - cooked and used as a vegetable.; A famine food, they are only used when all else fails.; They can also be used as a condiment.; Fruits and flowers are said to be edible but no further details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Sunny grassy hills and at low altitudes in mountains all over Japan. Damp woodland margins, wet ravines and grassy mountain slopes at elevations of 300 - 2100 metres in China. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)