Matthiola livida
(Del.) DC.
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Description
A Mediterranean herb in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae) that tolerates salty and arid soils. It is used as a famine food.
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Edible Uses
The plant, flowers, and stems are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The plant is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean plant. It will grow in salty soils. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Algeria, Arabia, Egypt, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Sinai,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Also Known As
Shugayrih
References (4)
- Bailey, C. and Danin, A., 1981, Bedouin Plant Utilization in Sinai and the Negev. Economic Botany 35(2): 145-162
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 406
- Rivera, D. et al, 2006, Gathered Mediterranean Food Plants - Ethnobotanical Investigations and Historical Development, in Heinrich M, Müller WE, Galli C (eds): Local Mediterranean Food Plants and Nutraceuticals. Forum Nutr. Basel, Karger, 2006, vol 59, pp 18–74
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 15th April 2011]
