Zanthoxylum piperitum, also known as Japanese pepper or Japanese prickly-ash, is a spiny, aromatic, deciduous species of shrub or tree in the family Rutaceae native to Japan and Korea. It is known as sanshō (山椒) in Japan and chopi (초피) in Korea. Both the leaves and fruits (peppercorns) are used as aromatics and flavorings in these countries. It is closely related to the Chinese Sichuan pepper, which comes from plants of the same genus.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Japanese Pepper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Zanthoxylum
- Species
- Zanthoxylum piperitum
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