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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

PENTHORACEAE

Penthorum sedoides, L. China: shoots and leaves eaten. Characteristically mucilaginous and rich in tannin. Vernacular name:Virginia Stonecrop. Ref. READ.

Sedum japonicum, Sieb. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Ref. READ.

Sedum Kamschaticum, Fisch. China: shoots and leaves eaten. Vernacular name: Stonecrop. Ref. READ.

Sedum luneare, Thun. China: leaves eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular name: Japanese Stonecrop. Ref. READ.


Last update Friday, March 6, 1998 by aw