Athamantha cervariaefolia
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Spignel
Apiaceae Edible: Root
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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
