Ribes armenum

Pojark.

GrossulariaceaeFruitLeavesSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves - tea

The fruit are eaten fresh as a snack or made into jam. The leaves are used for tea.

A temperate plant.

Armenia, Caucasus,

A temperate shrub in the Grossulariaceae family, sold in local markets.

It is sold in local markets.

Names & Synonyms

Gharaghate, Hagharjeni

References (3)

Nanagulyan, S., et al, 2020, Wild plants and fungi sold in the markets of Yerevan (Armenia). Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16:26
Pieroni, A., et al, 2020, Wild food plants traditionally gathered in central Armenia: archaic ingredients or future sustainable foods? Environment, Development and Sustainability. Springer p 10
Postman, J. D., et al, 2012, Recent NPGS Coordinated Expeditions in the Trans-Caucasus Region to Collect Wild Relatives of Temperate Fruit and Nut Crops. In Acta Horticulturae Number 948 p 191-198