Zilla spinosa subsp. spinosa
Forsk.
BrassicaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are boiled and eaten.
Where to Find It
It grows in the desert.
Africa, Arabia, Egypt, Middle East, North Africa, Saudi Arabia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Angola, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herbaceous member of the cabbage family found in desert regions. The leaves are boiled and eaten as food.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Zilla is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Zilla spinosa, that grows in the Sahara-Arabian deserts of northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Names & Synonyms
Zilla microcarpa Vis.Zilla myagroides Forssk.Zilla spinosa var. microcarpa T. Durand & SchinzZilla spinosa subsp. myagroides (Forssk.) Marie & WeillerZilla spinosa var. spinosa (L.) Prantl
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 704 (As Zilla myagroides)
