Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

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

Bloom Color: Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Prostrate, Spreading or horizontal, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - cooked. It must be treated to get rid of an acrid taste. This can be done by drying the root, grinding it into a powder and then washing it in running water. — It must be treated to get rid of an acrid taste.; This can be done by drying the root, grinding it into a powder and then washing it in running water.; Unfortunately, this treatment will also get rid of many of the vitamins and minerals contained in the root.; The powder can be used for making 'missen bread' (famine bread).

Habitat & North American Range

Shallow water on the edges of ponds and in marshy ground, usually in acid soils. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)