Podospermum canum
C. A. Mey.
Asteraceae Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk, Stems, Roots
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Description
A temperate herb in the Asteraceae family with edible leaves, leaf stalks, stems, and roots.
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Edible Uses
The leaves and leaf stalks are eaten raw in salads.
Traditional Uses
The leaves and leaf stalks are eaten raw in salads.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Armenia, Caucasus, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily, Turkey, Türkiye,
Synonyms
Scorzonera cana var. jacquiniana (W. Koch) D. F. Chamb.and many others
Also Known As
Dehebe, Gezerok, Giyare cebel, Gizbelik, Gilok, Kasmatki, Libehe, Pircika pire, Pirpincik, Yelmik
References (5)
- Cakir, E. A., 2017, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants of Iğdır Province (East Anatolia, Turkey). Acta Soc Bot Pol. 2017;86(4):3568
- Demir, I. & Ayaz, N., 2022, Wild edible plants contributing to the traditional foods of Mardin (Turkey) Province. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 21(3), July 2022, pp 569-582 (As Scorzonera cana var. jacquiniana)
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement (As Scorzonera cana var. jacquiniana)
- Pieroni, A., et al, 2020, Wild food plants traditionally gathered in central Armenia: archaic ingredients or future sustainable foods? Environment, Development and Sustainability. Springer p 9
- 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
