Aegopodium (Sturtevant, 1919)
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| Aegopodium (Sturtevant, 1919) |
Aegopodium podagraria
- Accepted name : Aegopodium podagraria
Aegopodium podagraria Linn. Umbelliferae. ASHWEED. BISHOP'SWEED. GOUTWEED. GROUND ASH. HERB GERARD.
Europe and adjoining Asia. Lightfoot[1] says the young leaves are eaten in the spring in Sweden and Switzerland as greens. It is mentioned by Gerarde[2]. In France it is an inmate of the flower garden, especially a variety with variegated leaves.
