Rumex thyrsoides

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The tender leaves are boiled and seasoned with oil and lemon.

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Africa, Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, North Africa, Sicily,

A herbaceous plant in the dock family (Polygonaceae) found in Mediterranean climates. It is valued for its tender edible leaves.

Names & Synonyms

Acitura, Lapazzu, Miliacra

References (6)

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Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15
Pasta, S., et al, 2020, An Updated Checklist of the Sicilian Native Edible Plants: Preserving the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Century-Old Agro-Pastoral Landscapes. Frontiers in Plant Science. Volume 11|Article 388
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
Signorini, M. A., et al, 2009, Plants and traditional knowledge: An ethnobotanical investigation on Monte Ortobene (Nuoro, Sardinia). Journal or Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 5:6