Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)

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

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. A famine food, it is only used when all else fails. — Young leaves - cooked.; A famine food, it is only used when all else fails.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods in mountains. Found only in the mountains to the north-east of Nagoya. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)