Flueggea suffruticosa (Securinega suffruticosa)

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

Securinega suffruticosa is a deciduous Shrub growing to 1.5 m (5ft). It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). . The plant is not self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young budlings, dried and steeped in water. (Does this refer to the leaf buds or the flower buds?) Fruit. No further details are given. — Young budlings, dried and steeped in water.; (Does this refer to the leaf buds or the flower buds?) Fruit.; No further details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets and grassy slopes in C. and S. Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)