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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

PLANTAGINACEAE

Plantago depressa, Willd. Manchuria: leaves eaten. Ref. BARANOV.

Plantago major, L. (syn. Plantago asiatica, L.). China: shoots and leaves eaten. Leaves reported to contain a small amount of Vitamin C. Vernacular name: Plantain. Ref. READ.


Last update Friday, March 6, 1998 by aw