Diplotaxis harra subsp. crassifolia

(Raf.) Maire.

Ruchetta pendolina

Brassicaceae Edible: Leaves 533 iNaturalist observations

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Karim Haddad

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Description

An annual or perennial herb in the cabbage family found in Mediterranean regions. The above-ground parts are typically prepared by boiling and seasoning with oil and lemon.

Edible Uses

The leaves are boiled and seasoned with oil and lemon.

Traditional Uses

The above ground parts are boiled and seasoned with oil and lemon.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily,

Synonyms

Diplotaxis crassifolia DC.Sinapis crassifolia Raf.and others

References (4)

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
Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15 (As Diplotaxis crassifolia)
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 (As Diplotaxis crassifolia)
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 (As Diplotaxis crassifolia)