Terebinthaceum Peucedanum (Peucedanum terebinthaceum)

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

Peucedanum terebinthaceum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. 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.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. — Leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Meadows, shrubs, pine and broad-leaved forests and stony slopes. Mixed forests, forest margins, scrub and grassy slopes at elevations of 200 - 1200 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)