SIUM SISARUM

Skirret - an old staple vegetable ultimately originating in China but widely grown in Europe before potatoes took over. Herbaceous perennial, white flowers Aug-Sep, 1m. Both roots and young shoots are eaten. Synonym Pimpinella sisarum.

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