: Is the root/rhizomes of ground elder edible? Ground elder is a terrible weed with delicious leaves. But is the root edible too? Wikipedia: Aegopodium podagraria, commonly called ground elder, herb gerard, bishop's weed,

Vote Up Vote Down   0 Reactions

Login to give Reaction!

Is the root/rhizomes of ground elder edible?
Ground elder is a terrible weed with delicious leaves. But is the root edible too?
Wikipedia:

Aegopodium podagraria, commonly called ground elder, herb gerard, bishop's weed, goutweed, and snow-in-the-mountain, is a perennial plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae) that grows in shady places.
[...]
The tender leaves have been used in antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages as a spring leaf vegetable, much as spinach was used.

(1)

Login to post a comment!