Moraea sisyrinchium
(L.) Ker Gawl.
Spanish nut
IridaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Rhizome
The rhizome is eaten raw or roasted.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Afghanistan, Africa, Britain, Central Asia, Europe, Malta, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, Spain, Tajikistan,
Countries: Andorra, Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An herbaceous plant in the iris family (Iridaceae) native to Mediterranean climates, valued for its edible rhizome.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Moraea sisyrinchium, commonly the Barbary nut, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the tribe Irideae. It is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region.
Names & Synonyms
Barbary nut
Diaphane edulis Salisb.Gynandriris sisyrinchiumIris sisyrinchium L.and others
References (3)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 360 (As Iris sisyrinchium)
- Sp. pl. 1:40. 1753 (As Iris sisyrinchium)
- Tbatou, M, et al, 2016, Wild Edible Plants traditionally used in the countryside of El Jadida, Coastal Area in the Center of Morocco. Life Sciences Leaflets 75:28-48 (As Iris sisyrinchium)
