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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

Narcissus x albus Mill.

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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