Research Article

Consumers' Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants: A Case Study of Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Table 1

A full list of wild plants used as food and medicine.

SpeciesFamilyPlant parts used for foodPlant parts used for medicineHabitat

Acanthopanax sciadophylloidesEleutherococcusSproutRice paddy, wetland
Actinidia argutaActinidiaceaeFruitGallMountain
Actinidia polygamaActinidiaceaeSeedForest fringe, mountain forest
Adenophora remotifloraCampanulaceaeSproutHill and mountain, forest fringe, Valley, bank
Adenophora triphyllaCampanulaceaeYoung leafHill and mountain
Aesculus hippocastanumHippocastanaceaeSeedThe whole grassOpen space, road side
Akebia quinataAkebiaSprout, vine, fruitCoast, bank, mountain
Allium grayiLiliaceaeYoung leaf, rootLeafWetland, stone fence, rock, garden
Allium schoenoprasumLiliaceaeScaly root-stalk, Young leafCoast, mountain, bank side
Allium victorialis var. platyphyllumLiliaceaeYoung leafRoot, stemValley, nearby the spring
Amana edulis (Miq.) HondaLiliaceaeScaly root-stalk, SproutGrassland
Amaranthus lividusAmaranthaceaeSproutRiver bank, roadside, coast
Amaranthus lividus Loisel.AmaranthaceaeYoung leaf, leaf, Top of the stemForest, grassland
Anemone flaccidaRanunculaceaeSprout, flowerRootGrassland
Angelica pubescensApiaceaeSproutRoot, the whole PlantRoad side, open field
Anthriscus sylvestrisApiaceaeSprout, young LeafCoppice, beech forest
Apios fortuneiFabaceaeTuberous rootThe whole grassSunny wetland, abandoned field, at the foot of a mountain
Aralia cordataEleutherococcusSproutThe whole grassField, road side, grassland, garden
Aralia elataEleutherococcusSproutBulb, flowerHill and mountain, coast
Artemisia princepsAsteraceaeYoung leafHill and mountain
Aruncus dioicus var. tenuifoliusRosaceaeSproutOpen field, road side
Asparagus schoberioidesLiliaceaeSproutForest in the mountain, forest fringe
Aster glehni var. hondoensisAsteraceaeYoung leafForest fringe, mountain road side, grassland
Aster leiophyllusAsteraceaeSproutMountain forest, wetland in the plain
Aster scaberAsteraceaeSproutCoppice, mountain forest
Aster yomenaAsteraceaeYoung leafCoast, hill and mountain, field
Astilbe thunbergii var. congestaSaxifragaceaeSproutMountain forest
Atractylodes japonicaAsteraceaeSproutPericarpHill and mountain, bush
Begonia grandisBegoniaceaeFlowerRoot stem, root, leafBank of field
Benthamidia japonicaCornaceaeFlowerFatty oil of seedCoast, low hill
Brasenia schreberiNymphaeaceaeSproutMountain forest
Broussonetia kazinokiMoraceaeFruitForest mountain
Buckleya lanceolataSantalaceaeYoung seedCoast, sandy land
Calystegia japonicaConvolvulaceaeYoung leaf, underground stem, top of the vineCoast, sandy land
Calystegia soldanella (L.) Roem. et Schult.ConvolvulaceaeFlowerForest, grassland
Camellia japonicaTheaceaeFlower, seedRiver bank, forest fringe
Camellia sinensisTheaceaeSprout, flowerSandy coast
Campanula punctata Lam.CampanulaceaeSproutForest
CaprifoliaceaeFagaceaeFruitAbandoned land in satoyama
Capsella bursa-pastorisBrassicaceaeYoung sproutRoot stemRoad side, plain, bank, open field
Cardamine flexuosaBrassicaceaeSprout, young leafHill and mountain
Cardamine leucanthaBrassicaceaeLeaf, stemSeedStreet side, park, temple
Cardiocrinum cordatumLiliaceaeScaly root-stalk, young leaf, stemScaly root-stalkRoadside in the mountain, somber forest
Castanea crenataFagaceaeSeedForest
Castanea crenataFagaceaeSeedGrassland, forest fringe
Cayratia japonicaVitaceaeSproutOpen field, road side, abandoned land, bank
Chenopodium album var. centrorubrumChenopodiaceaeSproutLeaf, stem, utricleField, road side
Circium nipponicumAsteraceaeSprout, stem, rootForest, forest fringe, grassland
Cirsium yezoenseAsteraceaeSprout, young stem, rootGrassland, road side, riverside
Clerodendron trichotomumVerbenaceaeYoung leafLeaf, phyllary, astringent skinCoppice, hill and mountain
Clethra barbinervisClethraceaeSproutFlatland, coppice
Codonopsis lanceolataCampanulaceaeSproutFruit, root bark, leafOpen field, bank, forest,
Commelina communisCommelinaceaeYoung leaf, stemRootGrassland, forest, forest fringe
Corylus sieboldiana BlumeBetulaceaeEndodermisBright forest
Crassocephalum crepidioidesAsteraceaeYoung leafParts above the groundHill and mountain
Cuculus poliocephalusLiliaceaeYoung sproutForest fringe, grassland
Cymbidium goeringiiOrchidaceaeFlower, stemSwamp, filed
Dioscorea japonicaDioscoreaceaeRootHigh mountain, forest fringe
Diospyros kaki var. sylvestris MakinoEbenaceaeFruit, leafMountain, plain, Forest
Diplazium squamigerumWoodsiaceaeSproutSunny hillside
Elaeagnus umbellataElaeagnaceaeFruitRiverside and roadside in the mountain
Elatostema laetevirensUrticaceaeLeaf, stemLeaf, fruitHill and mountain, forest fringe
Elatostema umbellatum var. majusUrticaceaeSprout, stem, seedThe whole grass, seedRoad side, open space
Eleutherococcus Maxim.EleutherococcusSproutWetland, mountain forest, forest fringe
Epimedium grandiflorumBerberidaceaeYoung leafRootOpen field
Equisetum arvenseEquisetaceaeBudThe whole grassWet road side, open space, north of the house
Equisetum arvenseEquisetaceaeThe whole plantForest, riverside
Erigeron annuusAsteraceaeYoung leaf, stemHill and mountain, forest fringe
Erigeron philadelphicusAsteraceaeRoot, flowerHill and mountain, sunny place
Euonymus sieboldianusCelastraceaeSproutOpen field, forest fringe
Eutrema japonicaBrassicaceaeRoot, flower, stemUnderground stemMountain forest
Eutrema tenuisBrassicaceaeLeaf, stem, flowerGrassland
Fagopyrum cymosumPolygonaceaeAbove ground sproutOpen field, bank
Fagus crenataFagaceaeSprout, seedMountain
Farfugium japonicumAsteraceaeBud, sproutFallow field, wetland
Gamblea innovansEleutherococcusSproutSunny hillside
Geranium thunbergiiGeraniaceaeYoung leafPond
Gesneriaceae Dumortier nom. cons.GesneriaceaeLeafSandy coast
Ginkgo bilobaGinkgoaceaeSeedCoppice, beech forest
Glechoma hederaceaLamiaceaeSprout, stemLeaf, budGrassland, open space, forest fringe
Glehnia littoralisApiaceaeSproutCoppice, beech forest
Gnaphalium affineAsteraceaeSproutPaddy field, fallow field
Helianthus tuberosusAsteraceaeTuberous rootWetland in the mountain, riverside, fallow land
Helwingia japonicaCornaceaeSprout, fruitSeedAbandoned land, mountain
Hemerocallis fulva var. kwansoLiliaceaeYoung leaf, bud, flowerRoot, stemHill and mountain, grassland, garden
Hosta albo-marginataLiliaceaeSprout, leaf stalkLeaf, trichome, and fimbrae on the leafOpen field, roadside
Hosta montanaLiliaceaeSprout, leaf stalkWet place in the mountain, cultivated nearby settlement
Houttuynia cordataSaururaceaeSprout, rootRoot stemWetland in the mountain
Hovenia dulcisRhamnaceaeFruitGarden
Hydrangea petiolarisHydrangeaceaeYoung leafStem, rootMountain forest
Imperata cylindrica L.PoaceaeFlowerMountain forest
Juglans mandshurica var. sachalinensisJuglandaceaeSeedParts above ground, root stemField, nearby human settlement
Kalimeris pinnatifidaAsteraceaeSproutLeaf, barkHill and mountain
Kalopanax septemlobusEleutherococcusSproutGrassland, forest fringe
Laportea macrostachyaUrticaceaeSprout, flowerMountain forest, wetland on the cliff
Lapsana apogonoidesAsteraceaeYoung leafMountain forest, riverside
Lathyrus japonicusFabaceaeMountain, garden
Lilium auratumLiliaceaeRootForest fringe, mountain
Lilium lancifoliumThunb.LiliaceaeScaly root-stalkScaly root-stalk
Lilium leichtlinii var. tigrinumLiliaceaeRootForest
Lonicera japonicaCaprifoliaceaeSproutEdge of the mountain
Lycium rhombifoliumSolanaceaeYoung leaf, fruitCoppice, low hill
Lythrum ancepsLythraceaeForest
Magnolia kobusMagnoliaceaeFlower, seedRiverside, wetland in the forest
Magnolia obovataMagnoliaceaeYoung leaf, fallen leafForest
Malus toringoRosaceaeFruitSeedCultivated in a swamp or river
Matteuccia struthiopterisDryopteridaceaeSproutOpen field, bank, road side, plateau
Metaplexis japonicaAsclepiadaceaeAbandoned land, bank, field
Moraceae bombycisMoraceaeYoung leaf, fruitSwamp
Nasturtium officinaleBrassicaceaeSprout, young stem, young leafRoad side field, grass land, ridge between rice fields
Nelumbo nuciferaNelumbonaceaeRoot, fruit, receptacleForest, riverside
Oenanthe javanicaApiaceaeYoung leafPaddy field, wetland
Osmunda japonicaOsmundaceaeSproutRoot stemRiverside, open field, sandy land, hill, and mountain
Padus grayanaRosaceaeYoung flower, young fruit, red fruitSandy coast, rock
Parasenecio delphiniifoliusAsteraceaeSprout, stemRoot, bark, stem, fruitForest fringe, field, mountain
Patrinia villosaValerianaceaeYoung leafHill and mountain
Petasites japonicusAsteraceaeFlower, leaf stalk, leafVine fruitForest, park
Phellodendron amurenseRutaceaeRoot stem, root leafAbandoned land, bush, roadside
Phyllostachys heterocycla f. pubescensPoaceaeRoot, sprout, balkCoppice
Phyllostachys nigra var. henonisPoaceaeAbove ground sproutRoot stemHill slope, bank
Phytolacca esculenta VPhytolaccaceaeRoot, leafForest
Picris hieracioides subsp. japonicaAsteraceaeYoung leafWetland in the mountain, riverside, fallow land
Plantago asiaticaPlantaginaceaeYoung leafSunny grassland, road side
Platycodon grandiflorusCampanulaceaeRiver inside the remote mountain, forest
Polygonatum odoratumLiliaceaeSproutForest fringe, grassland
Polystichum triperonPolypodiaceaeSproutSeedMountain forest, shrine
Polygonatum falcatumFabaceaeSproutForest
Polygonum hydropiper L.PolygonaceaeYoung leafForest, open field, coppice
Polygonum thunbergiiPolygonaceaeSprout, young leafYoung leafField, coppice, an afforested area
Portulaca oleraceaPortulacaceaeLeaf, stemWetland, wet plain
Prunella vulgaris subsp. AsiaticaLamiaceaeGrassland, forest fringe
Pteridium aquilinumDennstaedtiaceaeSprout, stemCoppice, deciduous forest
Pueraria lobataFabaceaeFlower, vine sprout, root, budForest fridge in the warm place
Raphanus sativusBrassicaceaeSprout, root, fruitStem, leafHill and mountain
Reynoutria japonicaPolygonaceaeSproutCoppice
Rhododendron kaempferiEricaceaeFlowerForest fringe, coppice
Robinia pseudo-acaciaFabaceaeSprout, flowerForest floor, riverside
Rorippa indicaBrassicaceaeSproutField
Rosa rugosaRosaceaeFruitGrassland, bank, field
Rubus crataegifoliusRosaceaeFruitCultivated in satoyama
Rubus hirsutusRosaceaeFruitForest fringe, riverside
Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllusRosaceaeFruitThe whole grassSunny roadside, field, garden
Rubus parvifoliusLiliaceaeFruitValley, wetland in the mountain, shady forest
Rumex acetosaPolygonaceaeSproutWetland, ridge of field
Salsola komaroviiChenopodiaceaeSprout, leafField, open space
Sambucus sieboldianaCaprifoliaceaeSproutParts above groundOpen field, plain
Sanguisorba officinalis L.RosaceaeSproutStem, leafSunny side of the hill and mountain
Sasa palmataPoaceaeYoung leafBulbSomber forest, fringe of the mountain road
Saxifraga fortunei var. incisolobataSaxifragaceaeLeaf, stemCoast, forest, forest fringe
Saxifraga stoloniferaSaxifragaceaeLeaf, stemMountain forest, bush
Schisandra nigra/Schisandra repandaSchisandraceaeFruitVineMountain
Senecia pierotiiAsteraceaeSprout, young stem, flowerRiverside
Senecio cannabifoliusAsteraceaeSproutSunny grassland, bank
Smilax chinaSmilacaceaeSprout, leaf, fruitGrassland, forest fringe
Smilax ripariaLiliaceaeSproutGrassland, road side, open space, field
Sonchus oleraceusAsteraceaeSproutRocky coast
Sorbus commixtaRosaceaeFruitParts above groundOpen field, field
Staphylea bumaldaStaphyleaceaeSprout, flowerForest
Stauntonia hexaphyllaAkebiaFruit, sproutVine in autumnMountain, garden
Stellaria aquaticumCaryophyllaceaeYoung leaf, the whole grassForest fringe, roadside
Stellaria media (L.) VillarsCaryophyllaceaeForest
Stellaria neglectaCaryophyllaceaeForest
Syneilesis palmataAsteraceaeSprout, stemPeel of fruit, seedFringe of a swamp in the mountain
Synurus pungensAsteraceaeSproutForest on the hill and mountain, edge of the forest
Taraxacum officinaleAsteraceaeLeaf, stemCoppice, beech forest
Tetragonia tetragonioidesTetragoniaceaeYoung leafStem, leaf, root stemShady place nearby the sea
Torreya nuciferaTaxaceaeSeedLeafCliff inside the mountain
Trapa japonicaTrapaceaeFruitFlower, fruitCoast, sandy land
Vaccinium oldhamiiEricaceaeFruitThe whole grassAbandoned land, road side, field
Vaccinium  hirtum
var. pubecens
EricaceaeFruitRootSunny side of hill and mountain
Viburnum dilatatumCaprifoliaceaeFruitForest floor
Viburnum furcatumCaprifoliaceaeFruitForest, park
Vicia sepiumFabaceaeYoung leaf, flower, young fruitCultivated in satoyama, forest
Vicia unijugaFabaceaeYoung leafSatoyama forest, field
Vigna angularis var. nipponensisFabaceaeseedWetland, dike
Viola mandshuricaViolaceaeFlower, leafRocky side of swamp
Viola vaginataViolaceaeFlower, root, young leafForest fringe, grassland
Vitis coignetiaeVitaceaeSprout, fruitOpen field
Vitis ficifoliaVitaceaeFruit, sprout, young leafForest fringe, open field
Vitis flexuosaVitaceaeFruit, sprout, young leafBudHill, flat land, forest, field
Wisteria floribundaFabaceaeFlower, young leaf, seedWetland, riverside
Zanthoxylum piperitumRutaceaeYoung fruit, young leaf, ripened fruitRidge of fields
Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) DCRutaceaeRiverside, wetland in the forest
Zingiber miogaZingiberaceaeSprout, flower, stemThe whole plantGrassland, field, garden