Garland chrysanthemum

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Garland chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Chrysanthemum
Species:	C. coronarium
Binomial name
Chrysanthemum coronarium L.
Synonyms
Glebionis coronaria (Linnaeus) Cassini ex Spach Chrysanthemum coronarium var. spatiosum L. H. Bailey Chrysanthemum roxburghii Desf Chrysanthemum spatiosum (L. H. Bailey) L. H. Bailey Glebionis roxburghii (Desf.) Tzvelev[1]

Garland chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum coronarium, Chrysanthemum coronarium), also known as chrysanthemum greens or edible chrysanthemum, is a leaf vegetable in the genus Leucanthemum. It is referred to as tong hao in Chinese (茼蒿), shungiku (春菊) or kikuna (菊菜) in Japanese, ssukgat (쑥갓) in Korean and cải cúc or tần ô in Vietnamese.

[edit] Food uses

Tần ô being sold in a Los Angeles, California market.

It is popular in Cantonese cuisine, especially in the cuisine of Hong Kong, and in the Japanese in Nabemono (Japanese hot pot). Overcooking should be avoided and it is recommended to add it at the last moment to hot pot since it easily loses the structure. The leaves are an important ingredient in Taiwanese Oyster omelettes and, when young, are used along with stems to flavor soup and stir-fry.

[edit] Characteristics

A leafy herb, the Garland chrysanthemum is one of the few annual plants in its genus and has yellow florets grouped in small rayed flower heads and aromatic, bipinnately lobed leaves. The vegetable grows very well in mild or slightly cold climates, but will go quickly into premature flowering in warm summer conditions. Seeds are sown in early spring and fall.

[edit] Common names

Crown daisy

• chop-suey-green
• crown daisy
• garland chrysanthemum
• Japanese-green
• tangho
• tongho
• shungiku
• antimonio
• mirabeles
• moya
• kikuna
• kelsang/kaysang (Tibetan, Wylie_transliteration: skal bzang)

[edit] Gallery

In Israel

[edit] See also

• Chrysanthemum

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Glebionis_coronaria

• Nutrition Facts for Garland chrysanthemum