Crocus ancyrensis
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Cigdem
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Bulb, Flowers, Corm
The bulbs, corms, and flowers are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Australia, Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine
How to Identify
A Mediterranean climate herb of the Iridaceae family (crocus) with bulbous underground structures.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Crocus ancyrensis, sometimes known as the Ankara crocus, (Turkish: Ankara çiğdemi) is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to North and Central Turkey. It was named ancyrensis as it was first discovered in Ankara.
Names & Synonyms
Ankara cigdem
References (5)
- Baktır, I., Yılmaz, G., Göktürk, R.S. and Karagüzel, O. (2013). EDIBLE FLOWERING GEOPHYTES OF TURKEY. Acta Hortic. 1002, 297-300
- 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
- Jacobsen, A. L., February 2013: edible Crocus www.arthurleej.com/plant of the month.html
- 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
