Vicia palaestina

Vicia palaestina, the Palestine vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region; Greece, the Aegean Islands, Turkey, Cyprus, the Levant, Sinai, and Iraq. Carbonized remains of its seeds have been tentatively identified in Mousterian Neanderthal deposits in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel. Unlike many species of vetch, its seeds are non-toxic, and are edible even when raw.

Description

A temperate herb in the Fabaceae (bean family).

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Edible Uses

Young seeds are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

Young seeds are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Turkey, Türkiye,

Also Known As

Baqile cukan

References (1)

• Yesil, Y., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants in Yeşilli (Mardin-Turkey), a multicultural area. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2019) 15:52

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