Diplotaxis harra

(Forssk.) Boiss.

Hara

Brassicaceae Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Spice 533 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An annual cabbage family herb. It grows 20-60 cm tall. The leaves are broadly oval. The flowers are yellow.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are cooked to prepare special sauces. The seeds are used as a spice. Flowers, leaves, and seeds are all edible.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are cooked to prepare special sauces. The seeds are used as a spice,

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in the Sahara and arid regions.

Where It Grows

Africa, Algeria, Asia, Egypt - Sinai, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Pakistan, Sahara, Sicily, Sinai, Syria, Tunisia,

Synonyms

Diplotaxis harra var. brevisiliquosa O. E. SchulzDiplotaxis harra var. harraDiplotaxis harra subsp. harraDiplotaxis harra var. minor O. E. SchulzDiplotaxis harra subsp. numidica O. Bolòs & VigoDiplotaxis harra var. subglabra (DC.) O.E. SchulzDiplotaxis hispida var. subglabra DC.Diplotaxis nana Boiss. ex T. AndersonDiplotaxis pendula (Desf.) DC.Pendulina harra (Forssk.) Willk.Sinapidendron vogelii WebbSinapis harra Forssk.Sisymbrium aegyptium Juss. ex DC.Sisymbrium harra Steud.

Also Known As

Cheryat, Harra, Lharra

References (10)

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Ben Ismail, H., 2013, Edible Wild Vegetables Used in North West of Tunisia. PARIPEX - Indian Journal of Reearch 2(9) :219-221
Dop, M. C., et al, 2019, Identification and frequency of consumption of wild edible plants over a year in central Tunisia: a mixed-methods approach. Public Health Nutrition: 23(5), 782–794
Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 75 (As Diplotaxis pendula)
Licata, M., et al, 2016, A survey of wild plant species for food use in Sicily (Italy) – results of a 3-year study in four Regional Parks. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:12

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Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 188 As Diplotaxis pendula)
Middleditch, B. S., 1991, Kuwaiti Plants: Distribution, Traditional Medicine, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Economic Value. Studies in Plant Science, 2. Elsevier p 28 As Diplotaxis pendula)
Nassif, F., & Tanji, A., 2013, Gathered food plants in Morocco: The long forgotten species in Ethnobotanical Research. Life Science Leaflets 3:17-54
Oran, S. A. S., 2015, Selected Wild Aromatic Plants in Jordan. International Journal of Medicinal Plants. Photon 108 (2015) 686-699
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