Asparagus persicus
Baker
AsparagaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Stems, Shoots
The stems are used in stews. The shoots are boiled and then roasted with egg or used in soups.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Central Asia, Europe, Tajikistan, 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, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the Asparagaceae family.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Asparagus persicus, is a flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family. It grows between 800–1700 and is native to Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, China, Russia. It is perennial herbaceous halophyte plant up to 1.5 m tall. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Names & Synonyms
Kuskonmaz, Melcu, Melji, Merecoyut
Asparagus leptophyllus Schischk.Asparagus oligophyllus Baker
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
- Polat, R., et al, 2017, Survey of wild food plants for human consumption in Bingol, (Turkey). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 16(3) July 2017, pp. 378-384
