Hypecoum imberbe
Sibth. & Sm.
Sicklefruit hypecoum
PapaveraceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are added to salads.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean plant.
Africa, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Cyprus, Egypt, Europe, France, Greece, Iraq, Italy, North Africa, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Sicily, Sinai, Spain, Syria, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Angola, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iraq, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Comoros, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herbaceous annual plant with yellow flowers native to the Mediterranean region. The leaves are edible and commonly added to salads.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Hypecoum imberbe, the sicklefruit hypecoum, is a species of annual herb in the family Papaveraceae. Flowers are visited by Lycaena phlaeas (small copper).
Names & Synonyms
Endeko, Yavruagzi
Hypecoum glaucescens Guss.Hypecoum grandiflorum Benth.Hypecoum procumbens subsp. grandiflorum (Benth.) PauHypecoum procumbens subsp. imberbe (Sm.) Malag,
References (2)
- Demir, I. & Ayaz, N., 2022, Wild edible plants contributing to the traditional foods of Mardin (Turkey) Province. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 21(3), July 2022, pp 569-582
- Kargioglu, M. et al, 2010, Traditional Uses of Wild Plants in the Middle Aegean Region. Human Ecology 38:429-450
