Cotoneaster nebrodensis
(Guss.) Koch.
Dlakava dunjarica
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Description
A Mediterranean shrub in the Rosaceae family with edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh and used to make jam.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh and also used for jam.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Australia, Balkans, Bosnia, Europe, Slovenia,
Synonyms
Cotoneaster parnassicus Boiss. & Heldr.Cotoneaster tomentosus (Aiton) Lindl.and others
References (2)
- Cerne, M., 1992, Wild Plants from Slovenia used as Vegetables. Acta Horticulturae 318 (As Cotoneaster tomentosus)
- Redzic, S. J., 2006, Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45:189-232
