Aaronsohnia factorovskyi
Warb. & Eig
Asteraceae Edible: Plant, Leaves - spice
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a spice, and the plant is eaten fresh or dried into sour milk cakes.
Traditional Uses
The plant is eaten and also used in dried sour milk cakes.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Kuwait, Mediterranean, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Also Known As
Garras, Gurres
References (2)
- Mandaville, J. P., 2004, Bedouin ethnobotany: Plant concepts and plant use in a desert pastoral world. PhD thesis University of Arizona. p 159
- Norton, J., et al, 2009, An Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. UNESCO Office in Doha.
