Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Elephantropus scaber

Uses

China: leaves eaten with oil and salt.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: L.
Misc:: Characteristically mucilaginous and astringent.

Plant Classification Group:

Asteraceae or Compositae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China

Plant References:

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