Tragopogon orientalis
L.
Kozija brada
AsteraceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Young leaves are eaten in salads. The sweet stems are peeled and eaten raw. The stalks are sucked by children.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Balkans, Bosnia, Central Asia, Europe, Hungary, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye,
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, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Mongolia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
How to Identify
An herb of the daisy family (Asteraceae) adapted to Mediterranean climates. The young leaves and tender stems are sweet and edible.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Tragopogon orientalis, common name Oriental goat's beard, is a hemicryptophyte herbaceous annual plant in the family Asteraceae.
Other Information
The stalks are sucked by children.
Names & Synonyms
Bakceka, Bakszaka, Koria brada
References (6)
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