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

Erigeron kamschaticus

Uses

China: seeds made into flour.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: DC.
Vernaculars:: Chinese: P'eng. English: Fleabane.

Plant Classification Group:

Asteraceae or Compositae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China

Plant References:

SCHAEFER in CHANG

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