Bellevalia paradoxa
(Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Boiss.
AsparagaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are cooked and traditionally prepared with wheat and milk.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Europe, Turkey, Türkiye,
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, Turkey, Ukraine
How to Identify
A bulbous plant in the Asparagaceae family found in temperate regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Bellevalia paradoxa is a bulb forming plant in the genus Bellevalia of the family Asparagaceae, formerly classified in the genus Muscari, under which name it is commonly sold as Muscari paradoxum.
Notes
Also put in the family Hyacinthaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Aspenceri
Bellevalia acutifolia (Boiss.) L.N.DelaunayBellevalia acutifolia DeloneyBellevalia elwendica Hausskn. ex Bornm.Bellevalia pycnantha (K.Koch) Losinsk.Botryanthus paradoxus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) KunthHyacinthella paradoxa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) ChouardHyacinthella pycnantha (K.Koch) ChouardHyacinthus elwendius Bornm.Hyacinthus paradoxus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Hyacinthus pycnanthus (K.Koch) BakerMuscari acutifolium Boiss.Muscari elwendium Hausskn.Muscari paradoxum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) K.KochMuscari paradoxum C. KochMuscari pycnanthum K.KochPseudomuscari acutifolium (Boiss.) GarbariPseudomuscari paradoxum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Garbari
References (3)
- Cakir, E. A., 2017, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants of Iğdır Province (East Anatolia, Turkey). Acta Soc Bot Pol. 2017;86(4):3568.
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
- Kayiran, S. D., & Ozkan, E. E., 2017, The ethnobotanical uses of Hyacinthaceae species growing in Turkey and a review of pharmacological activities. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge V ol. 16(2), April 2017, pp. 243-250
