Athamantha cervariaefolia

Description

A shrub. The leaves have many leaflets in pairs. The fruit are bottle shaped or round.

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Edible Uses

The root is edible.

Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

Canary Islands, Europe, Spain,

Notes

There are 15 Athamantha species.

References (2)

• Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 47
• Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 84

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