Rubriflora Sanicula (Sanicula rubriflora)

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

Sanicula rubriflora is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from July to September, 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: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. — Young leaves - cooked.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Banks of forest streams, floodplain forests. In shady and wet places at elevations of 200 - 500 metres in northern China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)