Fragarioides Cinquefoil (Potentilla fragarioides)

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

Potentilla fragarioides is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from July to September. 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: Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaf stem - boiled. — Leaf stem - boiled.

Habitat & North American Range

Sunny slopes and waste ground in lowland and mountains all over Japan. Bank of field, ditches, meadows, thickets and thinned forest at elevations of 350 - 2400 metres in northern China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)