Heracleum sibiricum
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Summary
Source: WikipediaHeracleum sibiricum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia, ranging from France and Italy to western Siberia and Mongolia.
Description
A temperate herb in the Apiaceae family with edible shoots, stalks, and other plant parts.
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Edible Uses
The young shoots are eaten raw in salads and used in stews, soups, and fried preparations. The leaf stalks are pickled. The plant is used to flavor dishes and in brewing.
Traditional Uses
The plant is used to flavour dishes. The young shoots are eaten raw in salads and used in stews, soups and fried. It is also used in brewing. The leaf stalks are pickled.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Balkans, Bulgaria, Europe, Germany, North America, Prussia, Russia, USA,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Sibirski devesil
References (5)
- Enum. fl. transsilv. 266. 1887 (As Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sibiricum)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 341
- Nedelcheva A., 2013, An ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Bulgaria. EurAsian Journal of BioSciences 7, 77-94
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sibiricum)
- Sp. pl. 1:249. 1753
