Althaea armeniaca
Ten.
MalvaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Caucasus, Central Asia, Georgia, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikistan,
Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the Malvaceae family.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Althaea armeniaca is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Russia, Central Asia, Turkey, northern Iran, the Transcaucasus, Lebanon and Syria. In its native range its grows in dry continental climates.
Names & Synonyms
Armenijski rožlin, T'ukhi'i
References (2)
- 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
- Shikov, A. N. et al, 2017, Traditional and Current Food Use of Wild Plants Listed in the Russian Pharmacopoeia. Frontiers in Pharmacology. Vol. 8 Article 841
