Melandrium divaricatum
Fenzl.
CaryophyllaceaeLeaves
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Albion Hodgdon Herbarium, University of New Hampshire
Albion Hodgdon Herbarium, University of New Hampshire
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Meise Botanic Garden
Meise Botanic Garden
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten and are occasionally sold in local markets.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Caucasus, Georgia,
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the family Caryophyllaceae with edible leaves that are occasionally sold in local markets.
Other Information
Leaves are occasionally sold in local markets.
Names & Synonyms
T'ik'nis qura, Virbat'ra
Melandrium balansae Boiss.
References (3)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2016, A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:4 (As Melandrium balansae)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 8
- Luczaj, L. et al, 2017, Comfrey and Buttercup Eaters: Wild Vegetables of the Imereti Region in Western Georgia, Caucasus. Economic Botany, 71(2), 2017, pp. 188–193
