Echinops hussonii
Boiss.
Asteraceae Edible: Leaves ?
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Description
A perennial herb in the Asteraceae family that grows in Mediterranean climate deserts.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are potentially edible, though this is uncertain.
Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in deserts.
Where It Grows
Africa, Egypt, Mediterranean, Sinai, Sudan,
References (1)
- Bidak, L. M., et al, 2015, Goods and services provided by native plants in desert ecosystems: Examples from the northwestern coastal desert of Egypt. Global Ecology and Conservation 3 (2015) 433–447
