Tuberosa Pueraria (Pueraria tuberosa)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Pueraria tuberosa is a CLIMBER growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It can fix Nitrogen. 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. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - raw. Very large, it is up to 50cm long and 30cm in diameter. A liquorice flavour. — Very large, it is up to 50cm long and 30cm in diameter.; A liquorice flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Shrubberies and streamsides, 300 - 2000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)