Juncus rigidus
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots, Vegetable
The young shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in salt marshes and brackish pools in oasis in the Sahara and on coastal sand dunes. It is very salt tolerant.
Africa, Botswana, Central Asia, East Africa, Ghana, Mali, Mediterranean, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, North Africa, Sahel, Senegal, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, UAE, West Africa,
How to Identify
A rush. It forms tufts. It keeps growing from year to year. It has underground stems or rhizomes. It grows 60 cm high.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Juncus rigidus is a species of rush known by the common name sea rush. It is native to much of Africa and parts of western Asia. It is found inland and by the sea in sandy saline habitats.
Names & Synonyms
Asal, Kokyi, Kyakya, Sely, Semmar, Sumir, Ssmar
References (5)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3. Kew.
- Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 562
- Karim, F. M. & Dakheel, A, J., 2006, Salt-tolerant plants of the United Arab Emirates. 2006. International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, UAE. p 98
- Nassif, F., & Tanji, A., 2013, Gathered food plants in Morocco: The long forgotten species in Ethnobotanical Research. Life Science Leaflets 3:17-54
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
