Ammodaucus leucotrichus
(Coss. & Durand) Cosson
Cafoun
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Description
A small annual herb. It has a slender taproot. It has an anise scent. The leaves are strongly divided. The fruit are covered with soft silky hairs.
Edible Uses
The seeds are used as a spice in sauces and for flavouring, similar to caraway.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are used in sauces and for flavouring. It is similar to caraway.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Sahara in Africa. It grows as a part of the sand-dune vegetation. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Sahara, Sahel, Tunisia, West Africa,
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant.
Notes
There is only one Ammodaucus species.
Synonyms
References (10)
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- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5. Kew.
- Dalziel, J. M., 1937, The Useful plants of west tropical Africa. Crown Agents for the Colonies London.
- Irvine, 1948,
- Nassif, F., & Tanji, A., 2013, Gathered food plants in Morocco: The long forgotten species in Ethnobotanical Research. Life Science Leaflets 3:17-54
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- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 195
- 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 13th June 2011]
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 34
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
