Echinops viscosus subsp. bithynicus
(Boiss.) Greuter
Sakizdikeni
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Sap, Flower receptacle
The flower receptacle is eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Europe, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, Ukraine
How to Identify
An herb in the Asteraceae family native to Mediterranean climate regions.
Names & Synonyms
Esek kengeri
Echinops bithynicus Boiss.
References (3)
- Dogan, A. & Tuzlaci, E., 2015, Wild Edible Plants of Pertek (Tunceli-Turkey). Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 19: 126-135
- Ertug, F., 2004, Wild Edible Plants of the Bodrum Area. (Mugla, Turkey). Turk. J. Bot. 28 (2004): 161-174
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement (As Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bithynicus)
