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Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Shrub

HomeShrubXanthoceras sorbifolium

Thickets in drier areas, usually on shaded slopes.

Family: Sapindaceae
Height: 6 m / 20 ft
Sun
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Dry to Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: of 5

Native Habitat

Yellowhorn Xanthoceras sorbifolium native habitat is Thickets in drier areas, usually on shaded slopes.

Edible Uses

Flowers - cooked. They are usually boiled. Leaves - cooked. They are usually boiled. Seed - cooked. The seed is about the size of a pea, it is quite sweet, with a taste like a sweet chestnut. The seed is husked and then ground into a powder and boiled.

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