Morina persica
L.
Prickly wallflower
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Description
A herb. It grows about 1 m high. It keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are white and red.
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Edible Uses
The seeds and flowers are edible portions.
Distribution
It grows in Mediterranean regions. It grows on the rocky sunny slopes of mountains.
Where It Grows
Afghanistan, Albania, Asia, Balkans, Bulgaria, Central Asia, Europe, Greece, Himalayas, Iran, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye, Yugoslavia,
Notes
There are 4 Morina species. Also put in the family Morinaceae.
Also Known As
Bekh-akwar
References (5)
- Cannon, M.J. & Cannon, J.F.M., 1984, A revision of the Morinaceae. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. ser. 12(1):1-35
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
- Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A., and Seberg, O. 2007, Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. p 219
- Sp. Pl. 1:28. 1753
