Rumicifolium Knotweed (Polygonum rumicifolium)

Family: Polygonaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Polygonum rumicifolium is a PERENNIAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - raw or cooked. Seed - raw or cooked. It is rather small and fiddly to utilize. — Young shoots - raw or cooked.; Seed - raw or cooked.; It is rather small and fiddly to utilize.

Habitat & North American Range

Shrubberies and alpine slopes, 2700 - 4300 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)