Cymopterus longipes
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| Cymopterus longipes | |
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| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Cymopterus longipes (common name: longstalk spring parsley, formerly classified as Aulospermum longipes)
Range: Western N. America.
Edibility: Leaves - cooked[1][2][3][4]. Boiled and used as greens[5].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: The seeds contain isoimperatorin and oxypeucedanin which have been shown to be toxic to chicks. Reference Yost GS, Stermitz FR, Coburn M. (1977) Toxic furanocoumarins of Cympoterus longipes. Phytochemistry 16(7):109
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References
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.