Qing Qi. (Solanum septemlobum)

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

Solanum septemlobum is a PERENNIAL growing to 2 m (6ft 7in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). 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: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. A famine food, it is only used when all else fails. Caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. — A famine food, it is only used when all else fails.; Caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Sunny slopes; 300-2500 m. Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, E Xizang, Zhejiang. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)