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Lepidium vesicarium

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Description

A temperate herb in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae) with edible leaves.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are cooked in soup.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are cooked in soup.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Turkey, Türkiye,

Synonyms

Lepidium pichleri Boiss.

Also Known As

Tereotu

References (2)

  • Cakir, E. A., 2017, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants of Iğdır Province (East Anatolia, Turkey). Acta Soc Bot Pol. 2017;86(4):3568.
  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement

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