Table 1 Catalogue of wild edible plants in mixed area of Hui and Han in Northwest China
Families and genera | Plant name | Local name in Chinese | Local name in pinyin | Plant type | Edible part | Food category | Edible method | Voucher numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl | Mulgedium tataricum (L.) DC. | 麻苦菜 | Makucai | Perennial herb | Tender leaf / rhizome | Vegetables, medicinal materials | Cold and dressed with sauce /pickle | GSBY-2018-L-003 |
Sonchus wightianus DC. | 甜苦菜 | Tiankucai | Perennial herb | Tender leaf / rhizome | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce /pickle | GSBY-2018-L-004 | |
Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz. | 黄黄菜/黄儿菜 | Huanghuangcai/Huangercai | Perennial herb | Tender stem and leaf/Roots | Vegetables/snacks/medicinal materials | Fresh/cold and dressed with sauce /pickle | GSBY-2018-L-014 | |
Cirsium souliei (Franch.) Mattf. ex Rehder & Kobuski | 刺甲盖 | Cijiagai | Perennial herb | Root | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-007 | |
Cichorium intybus L. | 小苦菜 | Xiaokucai | Perennial herb | Tender leaf / rhizome | Vegetables | Fresh/cold/pickled | GSBY-2018-L-011 | |
Tragopogon pratensis L. | 羊奶子 | Yangnaizi | Perennial herb | Bud | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-021 | |
Artemisia annua L. | 黄蒿 | Huanghao | Annual herb | Bud | Vegetables | GSBY-2018-L-016 | ||
Artemisia lavandulaefolia DC. | 艾蒿 | Aihao | Perennial herb | Bud | Auxiliary food | Steam cooked food with mixed flour (moxa bun) | GSBY-2018-L-020 | |
Rosaceae Juss | Rosa omeiensis Rolfe | 油瓶瓶 | Youpingping | Large shrub | Ripe fruit | Snack | Fresh food after fresh frost | GSBY-2018-L-077 |
Fragaria vesca L. | 莓子 | Meizi | Perennial herb | Ripe fruit | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-053 | |
Prunus armeniaca var. ansu Maxim. | 野杏子 | Yexingzi | Arbor | Ripe fruit | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-045 | |
Amaryllidaceae J.St.-Hil | Allium schoenoprasum L. | 沙葱 | Shacong | Perennial herb | Tender leaf | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce /Steamed buns | GSBY-2018-L-036 |
Allium strictum Schrad. | 小蒜 | Xiaosuan | Perennial herb | Bulb | Snacks/vegetables | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-033 | |
Allium przewalskianum Regel | 石蒜 | Shisuan | Perennial herb | Bulb | Snacks/vegetables | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-034 | |
Allium mongolicum Regel | 扁韭菜 | Bianjiucai | Perennial herb | Tender leaf | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce /pickle | GSBY-2018-L-074 | |
Allium bidentatum Fisch. ex Prokh. & Ikonn.-Gal. | 野韭菜 | Yejiucai | Perennial herb | Tender leaf | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce /pickle | GSBY-2018-L-052 | |
Lilium pumilum Redouté | 山丹丹 | Shandandan | Perennial herb | Bulb/flower | Vegetables | Bulb salad/flower soup | GSBY-2018-L-102(B) | |
Asphodelaceae Juss | Hemerocallis citrina Baroni | 黄花菜 | Huanghuacai | Perennial herb | Bud | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce /soup | GSBY-2018-L-009 |
Fabaceae Lindl | Medicago sativa L. | 苜蓿芽子 | Muxuyazi | Perennial herb | Bud | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce | GSBY-2018-L-029 |
Robinia pseudoacacia L. | 槐花 | Huaihua | Arbor | Bud/flower | Snack | Fresh/cooked food | GSBY-2018-L-005 | |
Solanaceae Juss | Lycium chinense Mill. | 枸杞 | Gouqi | Large shrub | Fruit | Snack | Fresh/ dried tea/ soup (herbal) | GSBY-2018-L-010 |
Lycium ruthenicum Murray | 黑枸杞 | Heigouqi | Small shrub | Fruit | Snack | Fresh/ dried tea/ soup | GSBY-2018-L-066 | |
Solanum septemlobum Bunge | 野西红柿 | Yexihongshi | Annual herb | Fruit | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-083 | |
Solanum tuberosum L. | 酸楸子 | Suanqiuzi | Annual herb | Fruit | Snack | Fresh food after frost | GSBY-2018-L-018 | |
Brassicaceae Burnett | Lepidium apetalum Willd. | 辣辣 | Lala | Annual herb | Tender root | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-027 |
Isatis indigotica Fortune ex Lindl. | 大青叶子 | Daqingyezi | Annual herb | Tender leaf | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce | GSBY-2018-L-048 | |
Brassica campestris L. | 芸薹 | Yuntai | Annual herb | Tender stem and leaf/Seeds | Vegetable/oil | Cold and dressed with sauce/fried food/oil from its seeds | GSBY-2018-L-112 | |
Amaranthaceae Juss | Chenopodium album L. | 灰条 | Huitiao | Annual herb | Bud/Seed | Vegetables, supplementary foods | Steamed buns with tender bud/ Cold and dressed with sauce/making steamed bread with seed powder | GSBY-2018-L-009 |
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. | 芡扫帚 | Qiansaozhu | Annual herb | Bud | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce | GSBY-2018-L-017 | |
Corispermum hyssopifolium L. | 绵蓬 | Mianpeng | Annual herb | Ripe seed | Auxiliary food | Making steamed bread with seed powder | GSBY-2018-L-055 | |
Halogeton glomeratus (M.Bieb.) Ledeb. | 水蓬 | Shuipeng | Annual herb | Whole grass | Condiment | Burn into ash to make edible alkali | GSBY-2018-L-056 | |
Elaeagnaceae Juss | Hippophae rhamnoides L. | 沙棘子 | Shajizi | Large shrub | Fruit/Leaf | Snacks/tea | Fresh fruit/leaf tea | GSBY-2018-L-062 |
Elaeagnus angustifolia L. | 沙枣 | Shazao | Arbor | Ripe fruit | Snack | Fresh after removing astringency after frost | GSBY-2018-L-010 | |
Berberidaceae Juss | Berberis diaphana Maxim. | 酸酸/酸溜溜 | Suansuan/Suanliuliu | Small shrub | Ripe fruit/ tender leaf | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-047 |
Apocynaceae Juss | Cynanchum thesioides (Freyn) K.Schum. | 蒿果/蒿瓜 | Haoguo/Haogua | Perennial herb | Tender fruit | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-094 |
Cynanchum chinense R.Br. | 羊奶角 | Yangnaijjiao | Perennial herb | Fruit | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-091 | |
Geraniaceae Juss | Geranium wilfordii Maxim. | 罗棠苗 | Luotangmiao | Annual herb | Tender root | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-093 |
Iridaceae Juss | Iris tenuifolia Pall. | 梭瓜 | Suogua | Perennial herb | Tender fruit | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-098 |
Lamiaceae Martinov | Thymus quinquecostatus Celak. | 地椒椒/百里香 | Dijiaojiao/Bailixiang | Perennial herb | Aboveground part | Condiment | After drying and crushing, mix it into the fried flour | GSBY-2018-L-057 |
Stachys sieboldii Miq | 地瓜/螺丝菜 | Digua/Luosicai | Annual herb | Root tuber | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce /pickle | GSBY-2018-L-125 | |
Ulmaceae Mirb | Ulmus pumila L. | 榆钱 | Yuqian | Arbor | Fruit/skin | Snacks/supplements | Fresh /steamed food | GSBY-2018-L-068 |
Salicaceae Mirb | Populus davidiana Dode | 白杨树 | Baiyangshu | Arbor | Tender bud/skin | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce /cooking | GSBY-2018-L-069 |
Orobanchaceae Vent | Cistanche deserticola Ma | 肉苁蓉 | Roucongrong | Annual herb | Complete stool | Health foods | Medicated diet | GSBY-2018-P-002 |
Cynomoriaceae Endl. ex Lindl | Cynomorium songaricum Rupr. | 锁阳 | Suoyang | Annual herb | Complete stool | Health foods | Medicated diet | GSBY-2018-P-003 |
Meliaceae Juss | Toona sinensis (Juss.) M.Roem. | 香椿 | Xiangchun | Arbor | Bud | Vegetables | Cold and dressed with sauce | GSBY-2018-L-070 |
Apiaceae Lindl | Daucus carota L. | 野胡萝卜 | Yehuluobo | Annual herb | Root | Snack | Cooked for consumption | GSBY-2018-L-013 |
Rhamnaceae Juss | Ziziphus jujuba Mill. | 酸枣 | Suanzao | Large shrub | Fruit | Snack | Fresh/sun-dried food | GSBY-2018-L-125 |
Polygonaceae Juss | Rheum nanum Siev. ex Pall. | 黄狗卵子 | Huanggouluanzi | Perennial herb | Root | Snack | Roasted cooked food (similar to potatoes and sweet potatoes) | GSBY-2018-P-011 |
Poaceae Barnhart | Avena fatua L. | 燕麦 | Yanmai | Annual herb | Seed | Auxiliary food | To make fried flour /fermented glutinous rice | GSBY-2018-L-024 |
Panicum miliaceum L. | 火穗 | Huosui | Annual herb | Ears of tender diseased plants | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-026 | |
Zygophyllaceae R.Br | Zygophyllum fabago L. | 面蛋蛋 | Miandandan | Small shrub | Fruit | Snack | Fresh food | GSBY-2018-L-088(B) |
Nostocaceae | Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault | 地软子/地达菜 | Diruanzi/Didacai | Fungus | Complete stool | Auxiliary food | Steamed stuffed bun | GSBY-2018-P-013 |
Nostoc flagelliforme Born. et Flah. | 头发菜 | Toufacai | Fungus | Complete stool | Auxiliary food | Omelette | GSBY-2018-P-014 |