Rumex cyprius
Murb.
Hamasis
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fruit - young
The leaves are eaten raw as a green vegetable or cooked, and young fruit are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It grows in Mediterranean climates. It can grow in arid places.
Africa, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mediterranean, Middle East, North Africa, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sinai,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An annual herb in the Polygonaceae family with edible leaves and fruits, native to Mediterranean climates where it can grow in arid conditions.
Names & Synonyms
Hummaid
Rumex roseus L.
References (7)
- Albalawneh, A., et al, 2022, Traditional Knowledge of Wild Plant Species Used by Local People Inhabiting the Southern Part of Wadi Araba Desert in South-West Jordan. Research Square.
- 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
- Bailey, C. and Danin, A., 1981, Bedouin Plant Utilization in Sinai and the Negev. Economic Botany 35(2): 145-162
- Norton, J., et al, 2009, An Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. UNESCO Office in Doha.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 6th June 2011]
- Tukan, S. K., et al, 1998, The use of wild edible plants in the Jordanian diet. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 49:225-235 (cypreus)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
