Cerastium triviata, Link. var. glandulosum, Koch. China: leaves and shoots eaten. Vernacular name: Horned Chickweed. Ref. READ.
Cucubalus baccifer, L. var. japonicus, Miq. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular names: Inflated Campion, Bladder Campion. Ref. READ, UPHOF.
Dianthus superbus, L. China: leaves and young plant cooked and eaten. Ref. READ.
Gypsophila dahurica, Turcz. Manchuria (eastern forests): root eaten. Contains toxic saponin. Ref. BARANOV.
Lychnia segetum, Lam. France: seeds recommended as famine food. Ref. PARMENTIER.
Silene aprica, Turcz. (syn. Melandrium firmum, Roh.). China: shoots and leaves eaten. Vernacular name: Campion. Ref. READ.
Spergularia arvensis, L. Norway, Sweden: seeds used for bread flour. Potfuls found at a pre-Roman dwelling on Øster Lem Hede. Seeds found in stomach remains of human corpse disinterred from bog at Boremose, N. Jutland. Vernacular name: Corn Spurrey. Ref. SAYCE, UPHOF.
Stellaria aquatica, Scop. China: shoots and leaves eaten. Chemical composition: Ash = > 13%. Calcium oxide = > 1.8%. Rich in iron. Vernacular names: Starwort, Chickweed. Ref. READ.