Stoloniferum Sparganium (Sparganium stoloniferum)

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

Sparganium stoloniferum is a PERENNIAL. It is in flower from May to October, and the seeds ripen from May to October. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. 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

Young stems - boiled. — Young stems - boiled.

Habitat & North American Range

Shallow water in lowland all over Japan. In lakes, streams, swamps and ponds at elevations up to around 3600 metres in northern China and Tibet. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)