Fischer's Leopard Plant (Ligularia Fischeri)

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Fischer's leopard plant with botanical name ligularia fischeri is a species of the genus ligularia in the family asteraceae.

Also called gomchwi (Korean) or Fisher's ragwort, it is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial that grows up to 2 m tall.

The rhizomatous leaves are kidney-shaped, light green, and have long petioles with coarse serrations.

This plant can be eaten as pickled (jangajji or kimchi in Korea), and can also be eaten raw as a ssam (wrap) vegetable .

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