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

Gypsophila dahurica

Uses

Manchuria (eastern forests): root eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Turcz.
Misc:: Contains toxic saponin

Plant Classification Group:

Caryophyllaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China
  - Manchuria

Plant References:

BARANOV

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