Pulicaria desertorum

DC.

Rabil

AsteraceaeLeavesSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves - tea

The leaves are boiled in water to make a tea drink.

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Egypt - Sinai, Israel, Mediterranean, Middle East,

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 climate regions.

References (1)

Bailey, C. and Danin, A., 1981, Bedouin Plant Utilization in Sinai and the Negev. Economic Botany 35(2): 145-162