Habitat:
Blooms:
Feature:
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Roadside, urban wasteland.
Early Summer.
Both
leaves and roots can be eaten, the leaves either fresh in salads or
lightly boiled, the roots boiled in soups. Opinions differ as to
whether either make very good eating, however. Although it is sometimes
reported to have medicinal properties, there is no basis for this view,
which is almost certainly due to confusion with true valerian.
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