Carrichtera annua

(L.) DC.

Cress rocket

Brassicaceae Edible: Leaves, Stems, Shoots 1,056 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An annual herb. The leaves are alternate and in a ring. They can be divided. The flowers are cream, purple or white.

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Edible Uses

The young shoots are cooked, and the leaves, stems, and shoots are edible.

Traditional Uses

The young shoots are cooked.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in the desert. It suits semi-arid areas. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, Algeria, Australia, Britain, Egypt, Europe, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sicily, Sinai, Spain, Syria, Tasmania,

Notes

It has become a serious weed in some semi-arid rangelands in Australia.

Synonyms

Carrichtera vellae DC.Vella annua L.

Also Known As

Iglayglih, Mastruzzu sarvaggiu

References (4)

Bailey, C. and Danin, A., 1981, Bedouin Plant Utilization in Sinai and the Negev. Economic Botany 35(2): 145-162
Geraci, A., et al, 2018, The wild taxa utilized as vegetables in Sicily (Italy): a traditional component of the Mediterranean diet. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:14
Pasta, S., et al, 2020, An Updated Checklist of the Sicilian Native Edible Plants: Preserving the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Century-Old Agro-Pastoral Landscapes. Frontiers in Plant Science. Volume 11|Article 388
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]