Tragopogon buphthalmoides

(DC.) Boiss.

Bull's eye, Goat's beard

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten raw in salads or cooked together with chickpeas.

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. In Lebanon it grows in subalpine regions.

Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Palestine, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bahrain, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Malta, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen

An herb in the daisy family (Asteraceae) found in Mediterranean climates, including subalpine regions of Lebanon.

Names & Synonyms

Dhanab el faras, Halabloub, Misha, Sipink, Thibbah

Scorzonera buphthalmoides DC.Tragopogon brevifolius K. KochTragopogon palaestinus Boiss.Tragopogon persicus Boiss.and others

References (8)

Al-Qura'n, S. A., 2010, Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Wild Edible Plants in Jordan. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International 1(4):231-243
Batal, M. & Hunter, E., 2007, Traditional Lebanese recipes based on wild plants: An answer to diet simplification? Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 28, no. 2 (supplement) © 2007, The United Nations University.
Ertug, F., 2000, An Ethnobotanical Study in Central Anatolia (Turkey). Economic Botany Vol. 54. No. 2. pp. 155-182
Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
Mirdeilami, S. Z., et al, 2011, Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Maraveh Tappeh region, north of Iran. Iranian Journal of Plant Physiology 2(1), 327 ‐ 338. (As Tragopogon persicus)
Mukemre, M., et al, 2016, Survey of wild food plants for human consumption in villages of Catak, (Van-Turkey), Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 15(2) pp. 183-191 (As var. latifolius)
Rivera, D. et al, 2006, Gathered Mediterranean Food Plants - Ethnobotanical Investigations and Historical Development, in Heinrich M, Müller WE, Galli C (eds): Local Mediterranean Food Plants and Nutraceuticals. Forum Nutr. Basel, Karger, 2006, vol 59, pp 18–74
Wild Edible Plants in Lebanon. Promoting dietary diversity in poor communities in Lebanon. http://www.wildedibleplants.org/