Polygonatum glaberrimum

K. Koch

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Polygonatum glaberrimum
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Polygonatum glaberrimum
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(c) Alexey P. Seregin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Polygonatum glaberrimum
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(c) Alexey P. Seregin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Stems

Young leaves and stems are fried or pickled.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Armenia, Caucasus, Georgia,

How to Identify

A temperate herbaceous plant with edible young leaves and stems that are sold in local markets.

Other Information

It is sold in local markets.

Notes

Also put in the family Convallariaceae.

Names & Synonyms

Sindrik, Svint'ri

References (4)
  • Bussman, R. W., et al, 2016, A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:4
  • Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 6
  • FAO DOCREP/005/Y4496E/Y4496E08
  • Nanagulyan, S., et al, 2020, Wild plants and fungi sold in the markets of Yerevan (Armenia). Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16:26

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