Family: Boraginaceae
Mongolian name: Huwar
English name: Small daylily
Collection Number: 35
Hemerocallis minor is native to East Asia, from Siberia to Korea. The Mongolian name is huwar, while in English it is called a small daylily. Modern ethnographers have noted the consumption of the tuberous part of this perennial geophyte. In Inner Mongolia, Sachula et al 2020 notes the consumption of the flower in soup, fried, boiled, or with cream.
Citations
Buell, Paul D. 2006. Steppe Foodways and History. Asian Medicine 2(2):171–203. https://doi.org/10.1163/157342106780684729.
Damrinbazar (editor). 1991. Mongolyn Ideen Tovchoo. BNMAU Shinzhlekh ukhaany khevlel, Ulaanbaatar.
“Hemerocallis minor.” 2024. Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Accessed July. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:536354-1
Sachula, Geilebagan, Yan-ying Zhang, Hui Zhao, and Khasbagan. 2020. Wild Edible Plants Collected and Consumed by the Locals in Daqinggou, Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16(1):60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-020-00411-2.
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