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Filipendula vulgaris · pievinė vingiorykštė

EN · fern-leaf dropwort DE · Kleines Mädesüß, Knolliges Mädesüß LT · pievinė vingiorykštė LV · lielziedu vīgrieze PL · wiązówka bulwkowa, wiązówka bulwkowata

The tuberous roots and young leaves can be cooked as a vegetable or eaten raw as a salad. The taste is bitter sweet. The mature leaves smell of oil of wintergreen when crushed, due to the release of methyl salicylate.