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Borago trabutii

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Description

A Mediterranean climate herb in the Boraginaceae family, used as a famine food.

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Edible Uses

Borago officinalis is used medicinally, in companion planting, in cooking, and as an oilseed. Cooked stalks are sometimes eaten as a vegetable. The large, hairy leaves taste mildly of cucumber, and star-shaped purple-blue flowers are prized for their flavour. The leaves are often added to teas and salads, and the flowers have been added to wine (Borage has had a reputation to give one courage since Roman times). The flowers are highly attractive to bees. The hairs covering the plant are said to repel herbivores.

Traditional Uses

The flowers and leaves are used to flavour liqueurs and summer drinks. Young leaves are used in soups.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Mediterranean, North Africa, Tunisia,

Other Information

It is a famine food.

Notes

There are 3 Borago species.

References (2)

  • BOUQUET
  • Freedman, R., Famine Foods.

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