Snake's Beard (Ophiopogon japonicus)

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

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded, Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and aromatic. — A bitterness should be removed according to some reports whilst another says that it is sweet and aromatic.; The root contains about 1.6% protein, 0.5% fat, 80% carbohydrate, 2.3% ash.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp ground in shady places in lowland and foothills. Forests, dense scrub in ravines, moist and shady places on slopes and along streams, cliffs at elevations of 200 - 2800 m in China. (Zone 7)