Wiesenbocksbart

Succeeds in ordinary garden soils, including heavy clays. Goat's beard was formerly cultivated as a vegetable, though it has now fallen into disuse. Grows well in the summer meadow. The flowers open at daybreak and close before noon.

Edible Parts: Leaves Root Shoots Stem Edible Uses: Root - raw or cooked. The roots have a sweet flavour due to their inulin content. The young roots can be eaten raw whilst older roots are best cooked like parsnips or salsify. They are often blanched before use. Young leaves and shoots - raw or cooked. They can be added to mixed salads or used in soups etc. The leaves are best used as they come into growth in the spring. The flowering stem, including the buds, is cooked and served like asparagus.

Cosmetic An infusion of the petals is used to clear the skin and lighten freckles. A distilled water made from the plant is used in cleansing lotions for dry skins.

Heimisch: Albania, Asia-Temperate, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Europe, Finland, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Kaliningrad, Kazakhstan, Krym, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Caucasus, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Xinjiang Eingeführt: Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Buenos Aires, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, La Pampa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Zealand, Southern South America, Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)