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Stachys affinis

Authority Bunge Family Magnoliopsida:Asteridae:Lamiales:Labiatae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 10030

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION This herbaceous plant may reach 30-45 cm in height. It has upright stems with hairy, crinkly leaves. Small white or pink flowers in summer. Produces an abundance of small, white, edible root tubers. USES Cultivated for its edible tubers, which contain tetrasaccharide stachyose in place of starch. The tubers are eaten boiled or fried. The plant also spreads to form a very solid ground cover. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Chinese artichoke, Japanese artichoke, Artichoke betony, Crosne, Kollenziest, Tisztesfu, Tuberina, Korzen paciorkowy, Gomoljasti trnocelj, Crosne del Japon, Japansk jordartskocha. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: S. sieboldii, S. tuberifera. Chinese artichoke is native to China and Japan. It is commonly cultivated in France and Belgium.
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SOURCES (Stachys affinis Bunge) Hackett C 1982 pp 12 [FER, PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 463 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 28 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]