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Podospermum laciniatum

(L.) DC

Asteraceae Edible: Leaves, Leaf stalk, Roots

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(c) Věra Kafková, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Věra Kafková, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Věra Kafková, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Description

A temperate herb in the Asteraceae family that is sold in local markets. The leaves, leaf stalks, and roots are edible.

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Edible Uses

The leaves and leaf stalks are eaten raw in salads or fried. Roots are also edible.

Traditional Uses

The leaves and leaf stalks are eaten raw in salads. They are also fried.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Armenia, Caucasus, Europe, Italy, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, Sicily, Turkey, Türkiye,

Other Information

It is sold in local markets.

Synonyms

Arachnospermum laciniatum (L.) F. W. SchmidtPodospermum angustissimum Schurand others

Also Known As

Sermnotuk, Sind, Yelmik

References (3)

  • Cakir, E. A., 2017, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants of Iğdır Province (East Anatolia, Turkey). Acta Soc Bot Pol. 2017;86(4):3568
  • Nanagulyan, S., et al, 2020, Wild plants and fungi sold in the markets of Yerevan (Armenia). Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16:26
  • 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

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