Youngia japonica Japanese Hawkweed, Oriental false hawksbeard PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Youngia japonica is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Y. thunbergiana. Crepis japonica. Prenanthes japonica. P. multiflora.

Plant Habitats

Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Young leaves and young plant - raw or cooked[61, 105, 177, 179, 272].

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Medicinal Uses

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Antidote Antitussive Febrifuge

The plant is antitussive and febrifuge[218]. It is also used in the treatment of boils and snakebites[218].

References More on Medicinal Uses

Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

References More on Other Uses

Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of the country. We do not know the plants cultivation needs.

References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Plant Propagation

Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in middle to late spring in situ. If you only have a small quantity of seed then it will probably be better to sow it in a cold frame in April and plant out in late spring.

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Afghanistan (east), China (Anhui Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku), Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Pakistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines AUSTRALASIA: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)

Weed Potential

Right plant wrong place. We are currently updating this section. Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it's worth checking.

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Youngia chelidoniifolia		Annual/Biennial	0.4	-		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Youngia denticulata		Annual/Biennial	0.6	-		LM	SN	M	1	1

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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Readers comment


Weed Lady	Tue Jan 20 17:32:16 2004

Link: Wild Food Foragers of America Newsletter features one edible weed per month, how to harvest, store and prepare. Hawksbeard is a wonderful spring salad green, a good detox tea, and source of chlorophyll in the diet. Use as a food like dandelion, but is more prolific and easier to harvest.

Youngia japonica - (L.)DC.