Peucidanifolia Oenanthe (Oenanthe peucidanifolia)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Oenanthe peucidanifolia is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. 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 wet soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root. The fleshy tubercles have occasionally been eaten. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. — The fleshy tubercles have occasionally been eaten.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet grassland. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)