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

Dianthus superbus

Uses

China: leaves and young plant cooked and eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: L.

Plant Classification Group:

Caryophyllaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China

Plant References:

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