Allium siculum
Ucria
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Flowers
In Bulgaria, the leaves of Allium siculum subsp. dioscoridis, which is known by the vernacular names 'samardala' and 'Bulgarian honey garlic', are used in the preparation of spice mixes and salts, and as a seasoning.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Balkans, Bulgaria, Europe,
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
An onion herb.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Allium siculum (syn. Nectaroscordum siculum), known as honey garlic, Sicilian honey lily, Sicilian honey garlic, or Mediterranean bells, is a European and Turkish species of plant in the genus Allium. It is native to the regions around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and grown in other regions as an ornamental and as a culinary herb.
Names & Synonyms
Samardala
Allium siculum subsp siculumNectaroscordum siculum (Ucria) Lindl.Nothoscordum siculum (Ucria) auct.Trigonea sicula (Ucria) Parl.
References (2)
- Nedelcheva A., 2013, An ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Bulgaria. EurAsian Journal of BioSciences 7, 77-94 (As Nectaroscordum siculum)
- Petkova, N., et al, 2019, Fructans and antioxidants in leaves of culinary herbs from Asteraceae and Amaryllidaceae families. Food Research 3 (5) : 407 - 415 (As Nectaroscordum siculum)
