Narcissus x medioluteus
Mill.
Double daffodil
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Description
A bulbous temperate plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. The roots can be boiled, dried, and ground into flour for cooking as porridge, and it has been used as a famine food.
Edible Uses
The roots are boiled, dried, and reduced to flour, which is then cooked as porridge.
Traditional Uses
The root is boiled, dried, reduced to flour and cooked as porridge.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, France,
Other Information
It is a famine food.
Synonyms
References (1)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 57
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