Taraxacum hellenicum
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Description
A Mediterranean herb in the Asteraceae family.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten fresh with olives, onions and bread, or boiled.
Traditional Uses
It is eaten fresh with olives, onions and bread. They are also eaten boiled.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Cyprus, Mediterranean,
References (2)
- Della, A., et al, 2006, An ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants of Paphos and Larnaca countryside of Cyprus. J. Ethnobiol. Ethnomed. 2:34
- 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
