Crepis leontodontoides
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Radicchio de campo, Castracani
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Description
An herb in the daisy family distributed in Mediterranean climate regions.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used in salads and vegetable soups.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used in salads and vegetable soups.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily,
Also Known As
Rizzaredda
References (2)
- Pasta, S., et al, 2020, An Updated Checklist of the Sicilian Native Edible Plants: Preserving the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Century-Old Agro-Pastoral Landscapes. Frontiers in Plant Science. Volume 11|Article 388
- Pieroni, A., 1999, Gathered wild food plants in the Upper Valley of the Serchio River (Garfagnana), Central Italy. Economic Botany 53(3) pp 327-341
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