Astragalus pelecinus
(L.) Barneby
FabaceaeFruit
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(c) Eleftherios Katsillis, some rights reserved (CC BY)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Pods
The young pods are eaten raw as a snack.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean plant.
Albania, Europe, Spain,
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, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine
How to Identify
A herbaceous plant in the legume family native to Mediterranean regions. The young pods are eaten raw as a snack.
Names & Synonyms
Patica de gallina, Patinas
Biserrula mediterranea BubaniBiserrula pelecinus var. gabrielis SennenBiserrula pelecinus var. vasilevii Degen & Urum.Pelecinus biserrula Moench.
References (1)
- Gonzalez, J. A., et al, 2011, The consumption of wild and semi-domesticated edible plants in the Arribes del Duero (Salamanca-Zamora, Spain): an analysis of traditional knowledge. Genetic. Resour Crop Evolution 58:991-1006
