Pignut
Conopodium majus
Conopodium majus is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the celery family, Apiaceae. Its underground part resembles a chestnut and is sometimes eaten as a wild or cultivated root vegetable. The plant has many English names variously including kippernut, cipernut, arnut, jarnut, hawknut, earth chestnut, groundnut, and earthnut. From its popularity with pigs come the names pignut, hognut, and more indirectly Saint Anthony's nut, for Anthony the Great or Anthony of Padua, both patron saints of swineherds.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Water need
- Low
- Mature height
- 0.3 m
- Maintenance
- Low
- Hardiness
- USDA 5–8
- Layers
- root, herb
Functional roles
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
When: Sow fresh seed autumn
Native woodland-and-meadow tuber with a sweet, nutty taste; slow to establish, so dig wild ones responsibly.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.