Lamium flexuosum
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Description
A herb in the Lamiaceae family found in Mediterranean climate regions, valued for its edible flowers.
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Edible Uses
The nectar is sucked directly from the flowers, and the flowers are used to make jam.
Traditional Uses
The nectar is sucked from the flowers. The flowers are used to make jam.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily,
Also Known As
Nzinzili
References (3)
- 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
- 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
