Incisa Trachymene (Trachymene incisa)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Trachymene incisa is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.4 m (1ft 6in). 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: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, it is eaten with pleasure. — Root - raw or cooked.; A parsnip flavour, it is eaten with pleasure.

Habitat & North American Range

Open forests and cleared areas on sandy soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)