Podospermum roseum

(Waldst. & Kit.) Gemernholzer & Greuter

Crni korjen

AsteraceaeRootsFlowersShoots
Podospermum roseum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Roots, Shoots, Flowers

The roots are used for making flour for dishes and bread.

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Balkans, Bosnia, Europe, Hungary,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

How to Identify

A herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family found in Mediterranean climate regions.

Names & Synonyms
Scorzonera purpurea subsp. rosea (Waldst. & Kit.) NymanScorzonera rosea Waldst. & Kit.and others
References (2)
  • Denes, A., et al, 2012, Wild plants used for food by Hungarian ethnic groups living in the Carpathian Basin. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 81 (4): 381-396 (As Scorzonera purpurea subsp. rosea)
  • Redzic, S. J., 2006, Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45:189-232 (As Scorzonera rosea)

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