Japanese mazus (Mazus pumilus)

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

Mazus pumilus is a ANNUAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). It is in flower from May to October, and the seeds ripen from May to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. 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

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. — Young leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet grassland, along streams, trailsides, waste fields, wet places and the edges of forests, grassland on mountain slopes at elevations of 1200 - 3800 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)