Eryngium glomeratum

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Eryngium glomeratum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Stems, Leaves

The stems and leaves are eaten in traditional Mediterranean cuisine.

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

How to Identify

An herb in the carrot family (Apiaceae) found in Mediterranean climates across Cyprus, Jordan, and the Middle East. It has edible stems and leaves.

Wikipedia

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Eryngium glomeratum, known as the clustered eryngo,, or also ball eryngo is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from Greece through to Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia.

Names & Synonyms

Kurs'nne

References (2)
  • 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
  • Della, A., et al, 2006, An ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants of Paphos and Larnaca countryside of Cyprus. J. Ethnobiol. Ethnomed. 2:34

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