Uralense Pleurospermum (Pleurospermum uralense)

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

Pleurospermum uralense is a BIENNIAL/PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July 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 and prefers well-drained soil. 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

Young leaves - cooked. — Young leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Coniferous forests, forest edges, pine forest, birch-aspen forests and felled forests, rarely in sub-alpine meadows, ravines and near swamps. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)