Rorippa indica
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| Rorippa indica | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Winter-Early Winter |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Rorippa indica
Propagation: Seed
Cultivation: Not known
Range: E. Asia - China and Japan.
Habitat: Rather wet places in lowland, and at low elevations in the mountains, central and southern Japan[1].
Edibility: Tender young leaves and stems - raw or cooked as a vegetable[2][3][4][5].
Medicinal: This species is used medicinally[6]. No further information given.
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Mid Winter-Early Winter
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Read, Bernard. Famine Foods Listed in the Chiu Huang Pen Ts'ao. Taipei Southern Materials Centre, 1977.
- ↑ Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.